Lucknow, July 13 -- The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad high court has held that a subsequent decree of divorce will not absolve the husband of liability for an act of domestic violence once committed, or deny the aggrieved wife the benefits to which she may be entitled under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005.

Justice Brij Raj Singh passed the order on July 7 on an application by the ex-husband seeking quashing of proceedings initiated under Section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act on the ground that the applicant's divorce petition had already been decreed in his favour.

The applicant sought quashing of the complaint proceedings under the Domestic Violence Act, contending that the allegations raised by the wife in ...