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How does section 32(1) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 classify a…

Section 31 makes a respondent's breach of a protection order or interim protection order an offence. Section 32(1) expressly makes the offence cognizable and non-bailable.…

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How does section 32(1) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 classify a respondent's breach of a protection order under section 31?

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Section 31 makes a respondent's breach of a protection order or interim protection order an offence.

Section 32(1) expressly makes the offence cognizable and non-bailable.

See Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, sections 31 and 32.

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Option A

The offence is cognizable and the statute specifies that it is non-bailable.

Option B

Section 32(1) expressly classifies the offence as cognizable and non-bailable.

Option C

Both parts of this classification differ from section 32(1).

Option D

The offence is non-bailable, and section 32(1) also makes it cognizable.

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