An ex parte order under Section 23 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 may be…

Under s.23(2), if the application prima facie discloses domestic violence or its likelihood, the Magistrate may grant an ex parte order on the aggrieved person's affidavit "under section 18, section 19, section 20, section 21 or, as the case may be, section 22". These are the protection, residence, monetary, custody and compensation reliefs; the other sections deal with officers, procedure and appeals.