Act Number: 43

Act Name: The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005

Year: 2005

Enactment Date: 2005-09-13

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Women and Child Development

Department:

Section 24: Court to give copies of order free of cost.
    The Magistrate shall, in all cases where he has passed any order under this Act, order that a copy of such order, shall be given free of cost, to the parties to the application, the police officer in-charge of the police station in the jurisdiction of which the Magistrate has been approached, and any service provider located within the local limits of the jurisdiction of the court and if any service provider has registered a domestic incident report, to that service provider.
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