Duties of shelter homes
Section 6 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 deals with duties of shelter homes. If an aggrieved person or on her behalf a Protection Officer or a service provider requests the person in charge of a shelter home to provide shelter to her, such person in charge of the shelter home shall provide shelter to the aggrieved person in the shelter home. The Act came into force on 26 Oct 2006.
If an aggrieved person or on her behalf a Protection Officer or a service provider requests the person in charge of a shelter home to provide shelter to her, such person in charge of the shelter home shall provide shelter to the aggrieved person in the shelter home.
Section 6, The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (Act 43 of 2005).
Made under this section, and citing it
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Questions about Section 6
What does Section 6 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act deal with?
Section 6 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act is headed "Duties of shelter homes". If an aggrieved person or on her behalf a Protection Officer or a service provider requests the person in charge of a shelter home to provide shelter to her, such person in charge of the shelter home shall provide shelter to the aggrieved person in the shelter home.
How do I find court cases under Section 6 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: DV Act 6, section 6 DV Act, section 6 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. People searching for it also type dv act 6 5 and dv act 20 6. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 6 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, and has it changed?
The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Governor declare Short Stay Homes as Shelter Homes for w (2010).
When did Section 6 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act come into force?
Section 6 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, cited as DV Act 6, came into force on 26 Oct 2006, having been enacted on 13 Sep 2005. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 2. Definitions623 words
- 3. Definition of domestic violence482 words
- 37. Power of Central Government to make rules443 words
- 19. Residence orders431 words
- 9. Duties and functions of Protection Officers360 words
- 20. Monetary reliefs336 words
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