Domestic Violence Act Cases Have No Penal Consequence Except For Breach Of Protection Order: Supreme Court Criticises Issuance Of Bailable Warrants

The Supreme Court criticized the issuance of bailable warrant by a Magistrate in a cases under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005The Court remarked that there is no justification for issuing bailable warrants in cases under the Domestic Violence Act as they are quasi-criminal proceedings and do not carry penal consequences unless a protection order is...