Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
Act No. 43 of 2005 · in force from 26 October 2006 · 37 sections in 5 chapters. Every section below links to its verbatim text. Search it in plain words on AskBNS.
Chapter I: Preliminary
Chapter II: Domestic Violence
Chapter III: Powers and Duties of Protection Officers, Service Providers, etc.
- DV Act4 Information to Protection Officer and exclusion of liability of informant
- DV Act5 Duties of police officers, service providers and Magistrate
- DV Act6 Duties of shelter homes
- DV Act7 Duties of medical facilities
- DV Act8 Appointment of Protection Officers
- DV Act9 Duties and functions of Protection Officers
- DV Act10 Service providers
- DV Act11 Duties of Government
Chapter IV: Procedure for Obtaining Orders of Reliefs
- DV Act12 Application to Magistrate
- DV Act13 Service of notice
- DV Act14 Counselling
- DV Act15 Assistance of welfare expert
- DV Act16 Proceedings to be held in camera
- DV Act17 Right to reside in a shared household
- DV Act18 Protection orders
- DV Act19 Residence orders
- DV Act20 Monetary reliefs
- DV Act21 Custody orders
- DV Act22 Compensation orders
- DV Act23 Power to grant interim and ex parte orders
- DV Act24 Court to give copies of order free of cost
- DV Act25 Duration and alteration of orders
- DV Act26 Relief in other suits and legal proceedings
- DV Act27 Jurisdiction
- DV Act28 Procedure
- DV Act29 Appeal
Chapter V: Miscellaneous
- DV Act30 Protection Officers and members of service providers to be public servants
- DV Act31 Penalty for breach of protection order by respondent
- DV Act32 Cognizance and proof
- DV Act33 Penalty for not discharging duty by Protection Officer
- DV Act34 Cognizance of offence committed by Protection Officer
- DV Act35 Protection of action taken in good faith
- DV Act36 Act not in derogation of any other law
- DV Act37 Power of Central Government to make rules