The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — Bare Act, All Sections & Free PDF
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Overview
An Act to provide for more effective protection of the rights of women guaranteed under the Constitution who are victims of violence of any kind occurring within the family and formatters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Sections (Showing 1 to 10 of 37)
Section 1 to Section 10 (10 Sections)
Short title, extent and commencement.
(1) This Act may be called the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. (2) It extends to the whole of India 1 ***. (3) It shall come into force on such date 2 as the ...
Definitions.
In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-- (a) "aggrieved person" means any woman who is, or has been, in a domestic relationship with the respondent and who alleges to ...
Definition of domestic violence.
For the purposes of this Act, any act, omission or commission or conduct of the respondent shall constitute domestic violence in case it-- (a) harms or injures or endangers the hea...
Information to Protection Officer and exclusion of liability of informant.
(1) Any person who has reason to believe that an act of domestic violence has been, or is being, or is likely to be committed, may give information about it to the concerned Protec...
Duties of police officers, service providers and Magistrate.
A police officer, Protection Officer, service provider or Magistrate who has received a complaint of domestic violence or is otherwise present at the place of an incident of domest...
Duties of shelter homes.
If an aggrieved person or on her behalf a Protection Officer or a service provider requests the person in charge of a shelter home to provide shelter to her, such person in charge ...
Duties of medical facilities.
If an aggrieved person or, on her behalf a Protection Officer or a service provider requests the person in charge of a medical facility to provide any medical aid to her, such pers...
Appointment of Protection Officers.
(1) The State Government shall, by notification, appoint such number of Protection Officers in each district as it may consider necessary and shall also notify the area or areas wi...
Duties and functions of Protection Officers.
(1) It shall be the duty of the Protection Officer-- (a) to assist the Magistrate in the discharge of his functions under this Act; (b) to make a domestic incident report to the Ma...
Service providers.
(1) Subject to such rules as may be made in this behalf, any voluntary association registered under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (21 of 1860) or a company registered under ...
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