(1) The court of Judicial Magistrate of the first class or the Metropolitan Magistrate, as the case may be, within the local limits of which--
(a) the person aggrieved permanently or temporarily resides or carries on business or is employed; or
(b) the respondent resides or carries on business or is employed; or
(c) the cause of action has arisen, shall be the competent court to grant a protection order and other orders under this Act and to try offences under this Act.
(2) Any order made under this Act shall be enforceable throughout India.
(a) the person aggrieved permanently or temporarily resides or carries on business or is employed; or
(b) the respondent resides or carries on business or is employed; or
(c) the cause of action has arisen, shall be the competent court to grant a protection order and other orders under this Act and to try offences under this Act.
(2) Any order made under this Act shall be enforceable throughout India.
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Section 1 · Short title, extent and commencement.Section 2 · Definitions.Section 3 · Definition of domestic violence.Section 4 · Information to Protection Officer and exclusion of liability of informant.Section 5 · Duties of police officers, service providers and Magistrate.Section 6 · Duties of shelter homes.Section 7 · Duties of medical facilities.Section 8 · Appointment of Protection Officers.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 09 Oct 2026. Source metadata reports last modification: 2019-12-02. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.