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Under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, where a decree for compensation or…

The proviso to section 12(2) says that where a court has passed a decree for compensation or damages in favour of the aggrieved person, the amount paid or payable under the…

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Under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, where a decree for compensation or damages has been passed by a court, the amount payable under the Magistrate's order shall be:

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The proviso to section 12(2) says that where a court has passed a decree for compensation or damages in favour of the aggrieved person, the amount paid or payable under the Magistrate's order "shall be set off against the amount payable under such decree". This prevents double recovery, so the amounts are neither added together nor kept apart.

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