Power to grant interim and ex parte orders
Chapter 4: Procedure for obtaining orders of reliefs
(1) In any proceeding before him under this Act, the Magistrate may pass such interim order as he deems just and proper.
(2) If the Magistrate is satisfied that an application prima facie discloses that the respondent is committing, or has committed an act of domestic violence or that there is a likelihood that the respondent may commit an act of domestic violence, he may grant an ex parte order on the basis of the affidavit in such form, as may be prescribed, of the aggrieved person under section18, section 19, section 20, section 21 or, as the case may be, section 22 against the respondent.
The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (Act No. 43 of 2005). From the updated text on India Code, with later amendments. Being checked against the official copy; amendment notes are not shown yet.