THE JAMMU AND KASHMIR

PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT, 2010.
(Act No. XI of 2010)
[28th April, 2010].

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Preamble

CHAPTER I
Preliminary
1. Short title, extent and commencement10
2. Definitions..11

CHAPTER II
Domestic Violence
3. Definition of domestic violence.23

CHAPTER III
Powers and duties of Protection Officers, Service Providers etc.
4. Information to Protection Officer and exclusion of liability of
informant.26
5. Duties of Police Officers, service providers and Magistrate..27
6. Duties of shelter homes.27
7. Duties of medical facilities....28
8. Appointment of Protection Officer..28
9. Duties and functions of Protection Officer..28
10. Service providers.29
11. Duties of Government.30

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CHAPTER IV
Procedure for Obtaining Orders of Relief
12. Application to Magistrate...31
13. Service of notice...32
14. Counselling...32
15. Assistance of welfare expert ..33
16. Proceeding to be held in camera33
17. Right to reside in a shared household....33
18. Protection orders.33
19. Residence order...34
20. Monetary reliefs...36
21. Custody orders.37
22. Compensation orders..37
23. Power to grant interim and ex parte orders.37
24. Court to give copies of order free of cost...38
25. Duration and alteration of orders..38
26. Relief in other suits and legal proceedings....38
27. Jurisdiction...39
28. Procedure.39
29. Appeal...40

CHAPTER V
Miscellaneous
30. Protection Officers and members of service providers to be public
servants....40
31. Penalty for breach of protection order by respondent.40
32. Cognizance and proof..42
33. Penalty for not discharging duty by Protection Officer...42
34. Cognizance of offence committed by Protection Officer.42
35. Protection of action taken in good faith42
36. Act not in derogation of any other law..43
37. Power of Government to make rules.....43

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The Jammu and Kashmir Protection of Women from Domestic

Violence Rules, 2011
1. Short title and commencement.....45
2. Definitions..45
3. Qualifications, experience and the terms and conditions of service of the
Protection Officers.. 46
4. Information to Protection Officers..47
5. Domestic Incident Reports....47
6. Applications to the Magistrate.47
7. Affidavit for obtaining ex-parte orders of Magistrate...48
8. Duties and functions of Protection Officer..48
9. Registration of service providers.51
10. Action to be taken in cases of emergency..52
11. Means of service of notices......53
12. Qualifications and experience of Counsellors...54
13. Appointment of Counsellors...55
14. Procedure to be followed by Counsellors..55
15. Breach of protection orders58
16. Duties of the police officer..59
17. Shelter to the aggrieved person..60
18. Medical facility to the aggrieved person60
19. Mandatory reporting of all the duty bearers/stake holders61
FORMS

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