India, June 7 -- The sessions court recently increased the compensation given to a woman in a domestic violence case from Rs.5 lakh to Rs.1 crore after noticing that her husband and in-laws were multimillionaires. Setting aside the order of a magistrate court, the additional sessions judge said that the compensation amount had to be substantially enhanced so as to compensate her for 20 years of torture and economic abuse.

The woman had approached the court claiming she was subjected to years of domestic violence and torture by her husband and in-laws after getting married in December 1997. She said that her husband used to beat her and threaten her with dire consequences if she revealed it to anyone.

The petitioner also claimed that she...