Under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, the punishment for breach of a…

Under Section 31(1) of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, breach of a protection order or an interim protection order by the respondent is punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees, or with both. The court may choose any of these; imprisonment alone, fine alone, or both together is not compulsory.