Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
घरेलू हिंसा से महिलाओं का संरक्षण अधिनियम, 2005
What domestic violence is, and protection, residence, monetary relief and custody orders for the aggrieved woman.
- 37 sections
- 5 chapters
- Act No. 43 of 2005
Chapters and sections
1PreliminarySections 1 to 2
2Domestic violenceSection 3
3Powers and duties of Protection Officers, service providers, etc.Sections 4 to 11
- 4Information to Protection Officer and exclusion of liability of informant
- 5Duties of police officers, service providers and Magistrate
- 6Duties of shelter homes
- 7Duties of medical facilities
- 8Appointment of Protection Officers
- 9Duties and functions of Protection Officers
- 10Service providers
- 11Duties of Government
4Procedure for obtaining orders of reliefsSections 12 to 29
- 12Application of Magistrate
- 13Service of notice
- 14Counselling
- 15Assistance of welfare expert
- 16Proceedings to be held in camera
- 17Right to reside in a shared household
- 18Protection orders
- 19Residence orders
- 20Monetary reliefs
- 21Custody orders
- 22Compensation orders
- 23Power to grant interim and ex parte orders
- 24Court to give copies of order free of cost
- 25Duration of orders
- 26Relief in other suits and legal proceedings
- 27Jurisdiction
- 28Procedure
- 29Appeal
5MiscellaneousSections 30 to 37
- 30Protection Officers and members of service providers to be public servants
- 31Penalty for breach of protection order by respondent
- 32Cognizance and proof
- 33Penalty for not discharging duty by Protection Officers
- 34Cognizance of offence committed by Protection Officer
- 35Protection of action taken in good faith
- 36Act not in derogation of any other law
- 37Power of Central Government to make rules
Text: the updated official English text on India Code, with later amendments (through the open-laws dataset). Legaflix is checking it against the official copy; amendment notes and Schedules are not added yet.
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