Under Section 33 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the penalty is imposed…

Section 33 punishes a Protection Officer who "fails or refuses to discharge his duties as directed by the Magistrate in the protection order, without any sufficient cause", with imprisonment up to one year, fine up to twenty thousand rupees, or both. Recording a first information report or making arrests is police work, not a duty of the Protection Officer.