Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
Power of court to issue injunctions.- (1) Any person having exercised or intending to exercise any of their rights under section 3 may approach a Civil Court on an apprehension that there will be any interference in the exercise of such rights from their parents, family members or any other persons, and seek an injunction preventing such interference and may also seek an order of protection. (2) On such application, the Court shall issue an injunction against any person or persons including their parents, family, relatives or any other member and restrain them from interfering with the rights of the persons and an order of protection directing the jurisdictional police to protect the person or persons concerned: Provided that in the case of any urgency, the Court shall have the power to issue an ad-interim and ex-parte injunction and order of protection, before the issuance of notice. (3) On the issuance of the order of protection, it shall be the responsibility of the police to ensure complete protection to the person or persons concerned and to take all steps of precaution under the provisions of this Act. (4) Whoever knowing that an injunction has been issued under sub- section (1) against him disobeys such injunction shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years or with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees or with both.