22 year old female and my parents mentally harass me and give me death threats if I engage with someone who is not of the same caste . My father used beat my mother and they both have mental illness and they are overcontrolling , they don't let me leave the house without their consent or take jobs without their consent. I want to move out but I am worried my father will kill me
Dear Sir, In the larger interest your personality, your father might be doing like that. Anyway if you are able to survive financially then just shift to any PG Center or any of your girl friend residence and seek police protection. Better approach the higher police officers.
Dear Client, As per your query, you can also invoke the protection of The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 whereby you are entitled to file a protection order under Section 18 and a residence order under Section 19 to restrain your parents from threatening and controlling you, file claims for compensation under Sections 20 and 22. Your father's death threats, as mentioned above, also would fall within the ambit of punishment envisaged under Section 351(2) and (3) of BNS, 2023, as will physical abuse under Section 115(2) of BNS, 2023. You can lodge an FIR to get immediate action, and you can even obtain a restraining order under Section 163 of BNSS, 2023, to protect yourself. According to Articles 21 and 19(1)(d) of the Constitution, you have the right to live free and without anyone compelling you. Feel free to book an appointment for a detailed discussion on the issue.
