Do you think a women can continue staying with the same person (married life) after sending him to prison on this act? This law is helpful for those who encounters continuas torture mainly of physical or mental means from male partener and if she decided to terminate the merrital relationship with that person.
This can also helpful for those womens who want to harrase her husbend or inlaws with support from her parents... by misusing this law.(Possible when girls familiy is influential than boys familiy.
So this act has no helpful to prevent domestic voilence until unless if we change social status of women in the society.