In a recent judgment, the Delhi High Court held that protection under the Domestic Violence Act is not available to men. The matter was being heard as a petition filed by the wife challenging a local court’s November 5, 2022, order to summon her in a case. The proceeding was earlier initiated by the husband of the petitioner under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act), which refers to filing the application before the magistrate. The court passed the judgment that the protection under the Act is not available to a male member of the family, and more particularly the husband, under Section 2 (a) of the DV Act that defines who an aggrieved person is.