LEGAL LEARNING
Shri Ganpati Jurists Learning and Awareness
Topic: Breach of Protection Orders under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
Key Takeaways:
⭐ Section 31 penalizes only breaches of protection orders or interim protection orders under Section 18.
⭐ Breach of monetary reliefs (Section 20), residence orders (Section 19), custody orders (Section 21), or compensation orders (Section 22) is not punishable under Section 31.
⭐ Penal statutes require strict interpretation — Courts cannot stretch penal provisions beyond what is explicitly stated.
⭐ Violations of monetary orders are not criminal offences under Section 31.
⭐ Referring an application to police under Section 156(3) CrPC for breach of monetary orders is erroneous.
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