Under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the police officer may also assist:

Section 19(5) lets the court direct the officer in charge of the nearest police station to give protection to the aggrieved person "or to assist her or the person making an application on her behalf in the implementation of the order". The assistance is for the woman and her applicant, not for the respondent, the Magistrate or the Protection Officer alone.