"Monetary relief" under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act refers to:

Section 2(k) defines monetary relief as compensation which the Magistrate may order the respondent to pay "to meet the expenses incurred and the losses suffered by the aggrieved person as a result of the domestic violence", at any stage of the hearing. It is a civil remedy under the Act, not a fine on conviction, personal-law maintenance or damages in a civil suit.