whether women can be respondents in Domestic violence cases?

yes..Sir, Women have to be made respondent in DVC as per the above Rakesh sir s posting and clear Sec. relative of husband.....

in one case daugther-in-law is harassing and behaving violently on Mother -in-law with the instigation of husband i.e son of mother-in-law...here,,the who is the first and second respondents,

as wife is the relative of husband and mother in law,,

if male son is respondent, the accomplice( daughter in law) is also respondent 2, if the petioton is filed by mother in law...