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Which provision of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 protects a Protection…

Section 35 bars suits, prosecutions and other legal proceedings against a Protection Officer for damage caused or likely to be caused by action done or intended in good…

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Which provision of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 protects a Protection Officer for action taken in good faith under the Act?

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Section 35 bars suits, prosecutions and other legal proceedings against a Protection Officer for damage caused or likely to be caused by action done or intended in good faith under the Act or its rules or orders.

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Option A

Section 31 penalises breach of a protection order by a respondent.

Option B

Section 35 is the good-faith protection provision.

Option C

Section 36 provides that the Act operates in addition to other law.

Option D

Section 37 authorises the Central Government to make rules.

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