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The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

Domestic violence.

36 sections · As amended up to 2026-08

Sections

  1. I — PRELIMINARY
  2. 1Short title, extent and commencement
  3. 226th October, 2006, vide Notification No. S.O. 1776(E), dated by 17th October, 2006, see Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, sec. 3(ii)
  4. II — DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
  5. 3Definition of domestic violence
  6. III — POWERS AND DUTIES OF PROTECTION OFFICERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS, ETC.
  7. 4Information to Protection Officer and exclusion of liability of informant
  8. 5Duties of police officers, service providers and Magistrate
  9. 6Duties of shelter homes
  10. 7Duties of medical facilities
  11. 8Appointment of Protection Officers
  12. 9Duties and functions of Protection Officers
  13. 10Service providers
  14. 11Duties of Government
  15. IV — PROCEDURE FOR OBTAININGORDERS OF RELIEFS
  16. 12Application to Magistrate
  17. 13Service of notice
  18. 14Counselling
  19. 15Assistance of welfare expert
  20. 17Right to reside in a shared household
  21. 18Protection orders
  22. 19Residence orders
  23. 20Monetary reliefs
  24. 21Custody orders
  25. 22Compensation orders
  26. 23Power to grant interim and
  27. 24Court to give copies of order free of cost
  28. 25Duration and alteration of orders
  29. 26Relief in other suits and legal proceedings
  30. 27Jurisdiction
  31. 28Procedure
  32. 29Appeal
  33. V — MISCELLANEOUS
  34. 30Protection Officers and members of service providers to be public servants
  35. 31Penalty for breach of protection order by respondent
  36. 32Cognizance and proof
  37. 33Penalty for not discharging duty by Protection Officer
  38. 34Cognizance of offence committed by Protection Officer
  39. 35Protection of action taken in good faith
  40. 36Act not in derogation of any other law
  41. 37Power of Central Government to make rules