[DV Act] Limitation Under Section 468 CrPC Not Applicable to Protection Orders, Applies Only to Penal Proceedings Under Section 31: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court

Relief sought under Section 12 and Section 23 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act) is not barred by limitation, held the Jammu & Kashmir High Court, stating that these provisions are civil in nature and do not attract the limitation clause under the Code of Criminal Procedure. Case heard by Justice M.A. Chowdhary dismissed a plea that challenged the maintainability of a domestic violence…