The Metropolitan Magistrate Court, Bhoiwada, has come down heavily on a man for bashing up his wife and abusing her verbally over many years. On Friday, the court asked the man to either provide alternative accommodation for his wife and children within 60 days, or leave his house immediately.

The man has also been asked to give his family a monthly maintenance of Rs 40,000, even though no divorce petition has been filed. This unusual order passed by the court has not only come as a relief for the harassed wife, but has also become a ray of hope for all those women who are victims of domestic violence. This would definitely give them courage to speak up against such extreme physical and emotional torture.