Sub-section (2) of Section 28 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 allows the…

Section 28(2) says that nothing in s.28(1) "shall prevent the court from laying down its own procedure for disposal of an application under section 12 or under sub-section (2) of section 23". Offences under s.31 remain governed by the criminal procedure code, and the section gives no power to transfer or arbitrate.