Kanaka Raj Vs St. of Kerala and anr.
2010 Crl.L.J. (NOC) 447 (KERELA)
Executions under DV Act
Held – that only if the order passed by the Magistrate is a protection order or an interim protection order, the Magistrate can direct registration of case and investigate the same under Section 31 of the DV Act and even if award is passed by Lok Adalat unless made in terms of Section 18 of the DV Act, it cannot be a protection order or interim protection order and breach of it will not attract the offence u/s 31 of the DV Act.
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