The Protection Of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005
12. Application to Magistrate.—
(1) An aggrieved person or a Protection Officer or any other person on behalf of the aggrieved person may present an application to the Magistrate seeking one or more reliefs under this Act:
Provided that before passing any order on such application, the Magistrate shall take into consideration any domestic incident report received by him from the Protection Officer or the service provider.
(2) The relief sought for under sub-section (1) may include a relief for issuance of an order for payment of compensation or damages without prejudice to the right of such person to institute a suit for compensation or damages for the injuries caused by the acts of domestic violence committed by the respondent:
Provided that where a decree for any amount as compensation or damages has been passed by any court in favour of the aggrieved person, the amount, if any, paid or payable in pursuance of the order made by the Magistrate under this Act shall be set off against the amount payable under such decree and the decree shall, notwithstanding anything contained in the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), or any other law for the time being in force, be executable for the balance amount, if any, left after such set off.
(3) Every application under sub-section (1) shall be in such form and contain such particulars as may be prescribed or as nearly as possible thereto.
(4) The Magistrate shall fix the first date of hearing, which shall not ordinarily be beyond three days from the date of receipt of the application by the court.
(5) The Magistrate shall endeavour to dispose of every application made under sub-section (1) within a period of sixty days from the date of its first hearing.
Comments
This section lays down that the aggrieved person or Protection Officer or any other person on behalf of the aggrieved person may present an application to the Magistrate seeking one or more reliefs under the Act including order for payment of compensation or damages without prejudice to the rights of such person to institute a suit for compensation or damages for the injuries sustained in the act of domestic violence committed by the respondent. While disposing of an application under sub-section (1), the Magistrate shall take into consideration any domestic incident report received by him from the Protection Officer or the service provider. The amount paid or payable to the aggrieved person by an order made by the Magistrate under the Act shall be set off against the amount of decree of compensation or damages passed by any court in favour of the aggrieved person. Sub-section (3) provides that the format and particulars of the application under this section shall be as nearly as possible to the format laid down by the Central Government by rules. Sub-sections (4) and (5) provide that the Magistrate shall fix the first date of hearing of the application ordinarily within three days of its receipt and shall endeavour to dispose of every application within sixty days of the first hearing.
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The Protection Of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005,
