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Women Protection Officer \r\n15. Power to enter \r\n16. Assistance on request \r\n17. Assistance to officers \r\n18. Penalty for obstructing a Protection Officer \r\n19. Penalty for filing false complaint \r\n20. Penalty for breach of orders \r\n21. Cognizance and summary trial \r\n22. Appeal \r\n23. Right to information \r\n24. Certain persons to be public servants \r\n25. Performance audit \r\n26. Act not in derogation of other laws \r\n27. Training \r\n28. Annual report \r\n29. Rules \r\n30. Immunity \r\n31. Power to remove difficulties \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PUNJAB PROTECTION OF WOMEN AGAINST VIOLENCE ACT 2016 \r\n(XVI of 2016) \r\n[29th February 2016] \r\nAn \r\nAct \r\nto establish an effective system of protection, relief and rehabilitation of women \r\nagainst violence. \r\nSince the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, while guaranteeing \r\ngender equality, enables the State to make any special provision for the protection of \r\nwomen, it is necessary to protect women against violence including domestic \r\nviolence, to establish a protection system for effective service delivery to women \r\nvictims and to create an enabling environment to encourage and facilitate women \r\nfreely to play their desired role in the society, and to provide for ancillary matters; \r\nBe it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows:– \r\n1. Short title, extent and commence ment.– (1) This Act may be cited as the \r\nPunjab Protection of Women against Violence Act 2016. \r\n(2) It extends to the whole of the Punjab. \r\n(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by \r\nnotification, specify and different dates may be so specified for various areas in the \r\nPunjab. \r\n2. Definitions.– (1) In this Act: \r\n(a) \"aggrieved person\" means a female who has been subjected to \r\nviolence by a defendant; \r\n2[(aa) “Authority” means the Punjab Women Protection Authority established \r\nunder section 3 of the Punjab Women Protection Authority Act 2017 (X \r\nof 2017);] \r\n(b) \"Committee\" means a District Women Protection Committee \r\nestablished under the Act; \r\n(c) “Code” means the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (V of 1898); \r\n(d) “Court” means the Family Court established unde r the Family Courts \r\nAct, 1964 (XXXV of 1964); \r\n(e) “dependent child” means a male child who is below the age of twelve \r\nyears of age and includes any adopted, step or foster child; \r\n \r\n1This Act was passed by the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 24 February 2016; assented to by the Governor of the \r\nPunjab on 26 February 2016; and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 29 February 2016, pp. 4053-\r\n4063. \r\n2Inserted by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII of 2022) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.3. \r\n(f) 3[“Deputy Commissioner ”] means the 4[Deputy Commissioner] of the \r\ndistrict; \r\n(g) “District Women Protection Officer” means the District Women \r\nProtection Officer appointed under the Act; \r\n(h) 5[“domestic violence” means the violence committed by the defendant \r\nwith whom the aggrieved person is living or has lived in a house or \r\nvisits the house when they are related to each other by consanguinity, \r\nmarriage, adoption or in terms of employment;] \r\n(i) “Government” means Government of the Punjab; \r\n(j) “house” includes a place where the aggrieved person lives in a \r\ndomestic relationship irrespective of right to owne rship or possession \r\nof the aggrieved person, defendant or joint family 6[,or lives or visits \r\nsuch place as a domestic worker]; \r\n(k) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under the Act; \r\n(l) “Protection Centre” means a Violence against Women Centre \r\nestablished 7[or declared] under the Act; \r\n(m) “protection system” means the protection system constituted under the \r\nAct and includes a Committee, a Protection Centre and a shelter home \r\nestablished under the Act; \r\n(n) \"defendant\" means a person against whom relief has been soug ht by \r\nthe aggrieved person; \r\n(o) “resident” means a woman residing in a shelter home or a dependent \r\nchild of such woman residing with her in the shelter home or a child \r\nresiding in a shelter home; \r\n(p) “rules” means the rules made under the Act; \r\n8[(pp) “Secretary” means Secretary to the Government, Social Welfare and \r\nBait-ul-Maal Department;] \r\n(q) “shelter home” means a premises established or licensed by the \r\nGovernment under the Act to provide board and lodging and \r\nrehabilitation services to the aggrieved persons, other women and their \r\nchildren; \r\n \r\n3Substituted for the words ‘District Coordination Officer’ by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act \r\n2022 (XXXVIII of 2022), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.2. \r\n4Substituted for the words ‘District Coordination Officer’ by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act \r\n2022 (XXXVIII of 2022), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.2. \r\n5Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII of 2022) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.3. \r\n6Inserted by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII of 2022) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.3. \r\n7Inserted by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII of 2022) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.3. \r\n8Inserted by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII of 2022) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.3. \r\n(r) “violence” means any offence committed against the human body of \r\nthe aggrieved person including abetment of an offence, domestic \r\nviolence, sexual violence, psychological abuse, economic abuse, \r\nstalking or a cybercrime; \r\nExplanations.– In this clause: \r\n(1) “economic abuse” means denial of food, clothing and shelter in \r\na domestic relationship to the aggrieved person by the \r\ndefendant in accordance with the defendant’s income or taking \r\naway the income of the aggrieved person without her consent by \r\nthe defendant; and \r\n(2) “psychological violence includes psychological deterioration of \r\naggrieved person which may result in anorexia, suicide attempt \r\nor clinically proven depression resulting from defendant’s \r\noppressive behavior or limiting fr eedom of movement of the \r\naggrieved person and that condition is certified by a panel of \r\npsychologists appointed by District Women Protection \r\nCommittee; and \r\n(s) “Women Protection Officer” means a Women Protection Officer \r\nappointed 9[or nominated] under the Act. \r\n(2) A word or expression not defined in th e Act shall have the same \r\nmeaning as assigned to it in the Code or the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of \r\n1860). \r\n3. Measures for the implementation of the Act.– (1) The Government shall: \r\n(a) institute a universal toll free dial-in-number for the aggrieved persons; \r\n(b) establish Protection centers and shelter homes under a phased \r\nprogramme; \r\n(c) appoint necessary staff at a Protection Centre for mediation and \r\nreconciliation between the parties, rescue, medical exami nation, \r\nmedical and psychological treatment and legal help of the aggrieved \r\npersons and proper investigation of offences committed against \r\naggrieved persons; \r\n(d) arrange for wide publicity of this Act and the protection system in Urdu \r\nand, if necessary, in local languages; \r\n(e) institute a mechanism for the periodic sensitization and awareness of \r\nthe concerned public servants about the issues involving women and \r\nthe requirements of protection and relief of the aggrieved persons; and \r\n(f) take other necessary measures to accomplish the objective of the Act. \r\n(2) The Government shall establish a data -base and software for timely \r\nservice delivery and monitoring and evaluation mechanism in the prescribed manner \r\nwith a view to achieving the objectives of the Act and, where necessary, shall \r\nintroduce necessary reforms for the purpose. \r\n \r\n9Inserted by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII of 2022), published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.3. \r\n4. Complaint to Court.– (1) An aggrieved person, or a person authorized by the \r\naggrieved person or the Women Protection Officer may submit a complaint for \r\nobtaining a protection, residence or monetary order in favour of the aggrieved person \r\nin the Court within whose jurisdiction: \r\n(a) the aggrieved person resides or carries on business; \r\n(b) the defendant resides or carries on business; or \r\n(c) the aggrieved person and the defendant last resided together. \r\n(2) The Court shall proceed with the complaint under this Act and the \r\nCourt shall fix the first date of hearing which shall not be beyond seven days from \r\nthe date of the receipt of the complaint by the Court. \r\n(3) On receipt of the complaint, the Court shall issue a notice to the \r\ndefendant calling upon him to show cause within seven days of the receipt of notice \r\nas to why any order under th e Act may not be made and if the defendant fails to file \r\na reply within the specified time, the Court, subject to se rvice of the notice on the \r\ndefendant, shall assume that the defendant has no plausible defense and proceed to \r\npass any order under this Act. \r\n(4) The Court shall finally decide the complaint within ninety days from the \r\ndate of the receipt of the complaint, as nearly as possible, under Chapter XXII of the \r\nCode relating to the summary trials. \r\n5. Right to reside in house .– Notwithstanding anything contained in any other \r\nlaw, the aggrieved person, who is the victim of domestic violence: \r\n(a) shall not be evicted, save in accordance with law, from the house \r\nwithout her consent or if wrongfully evicted, the Court shall restore the \r\nposition maintaining before the eviction of the aggrieved person if the \r\naggrieved person has right, title or beneficial interest in the house; or \r\n(b) may choose to reside in the house, or in an alternative accommodation \r\nto be arranged by the defendant as per his financial resources, or in a \r\nshelter home. \r\n6. Interim order .– (1) Pending proceedings under this Act, the Court may, at \r\nany stage of the complaint, pass such interim order as it deems just and proper. \r\n(2) If the Court is satisfied that the complaint prima facie shows that the \r\ndefendant has committed an act of violence or is likely to commit an act of violence, \r\nit may issue an order on the basis of an affidavit of the aggrieved person or any other \r\nmaterial before the Court. \r\n7. Protection order .– (1) If the Court is satisfied that any violence has been \r\ncommitted or is likely to be committed, the Court may pass a protection order in \r\nfavour of the aggrieved person and direct the defendant: \r\n(a) not to have any communication with the aggrieved person, with or \r\nwithout exceptions; \r\n(b) stay away from the aggrieved person, with or without exceptions; \r\n(c) stay at such distance from the aggrieved person as may, keeping in \r\nview the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, be determined \r\nby the Court; \r\n(d) wear ankle or wrist bracelet GPS tracker for any act of grave violence \r\nor likely grave violence which may endanger the life, dignity or \r\nreputation of the aggrieved person; \r\n(e) move out of the house in case of an act of grave violence if the life, \r\ndignity or reputation of the aggrieved person is in danger; \r\n(f) surrender any weapon or firearm which the defendant lawfully \r\npossesses or prohibit the defendant from purc hasing a firearm or \r\nobtaining license of a firearm; \r\n(g) refrain from aiding or abetting an act of violence; \r\n(h) refrain from entering the place of employment of the aggrieved person \r\nor any other place frequently visited by the aggrieved person; \r\n(i) refrain from causi ng violence to a dependent, other relative or any \r\nperson who provides assistance to the aggrieved person against \r\nviolence; or \r\n(j) refrain from committing such other acts as may be specified in the \r\nprotection order. \r\n(2) The Court may issue one or more direct ions contained in subsection \r\n(1) even if the aggrieved person has not prayed for such direction and may, keeping \r\nin view the peculiar facts and circumstances of the case, specify the period for which \r\nthe protection order shall remain operative. \r\n(3) The Cou rt may impose any additional conditions or pass any other \r\ndirection which it may deem reasonably necessary to protect and provide for the \r\nsafety of the aggrieved person or any dependent child of the aggrieved person. \r\n(4) The Court may require the defendant to execute a bond, with or without \r\nsureties, for preventing the commission of violence. \r\n(5) While making an order under this section or section 8, the Court may, \r\npass an order directing the Women Protection Officer to provide protection to the \r\naggrieved person or to assist the aggrieved person or the person making a complaint \r\non behalf of the aggrieved person. \r\n(6) The Court may direct the police to assist the W omen Protection Officer \r\nin the implementation of the protection or residence order. \r\n8. Residence order .– (1) The Court, in case of domestic violence, may in \r\naddition to any order under section 7, pass a residence order directing that: \r\n(a) the aggrieved person shall not be evicted, save in accordance with law, \r\nfrom the house; \r\n(b) the aggrieved person has the right to stay in the house; \r\n(c) the aggrieved person may be relocated from the house to the shelter \r\nhome for purposes of relief, protection and rehabilitation; \r\n(d) the defendant shall deliver the possession of any property or \r\ndocuments to the aggrieved perso n to which the aggrieved person is \r\nentitled; \r\n(e) the defendant or any relative of the defendant is restrained from \r\nentering the shelter home or place of employment or any other place \r\nfrequently visited by the aggrieved person; or \r\n(f) shall arrange an alternative accommodation for the aggrieved person \r\nor to pay rent for the alternative accommodation. \r\n(2) The Court may, keeping in view the peculiar facts and circumstances of \r\nthe case, issue one or more directions contained in subsection (1) even if the \r\naggrieved person has not prayed for such direction and may specify the period for \r\nwhich the residence order shall remain in force. \r\n(3) The Court shall have due regard to the financial needs and resources \r\nof the parties before passing any order having financial implications. \r\n9. Monetary order.– (1) The Court may, at any stage of the trial of a case, pass \r\nan order directing the defendant to pay monetary relief to meet the expenses \r\nincurred and losses suffered by the aggrieved person and such relief may include: \r\n(a) such compensation, as the Court may determine, to the aggrieved \r\nperson for suffering as a consequence of economic abuse; \r\n(b) loss of earning; \r\n(c) medical expense; \r\n(d) loss caused due to the destruction, damage or removal of any \r\nproperty from the control of the aggriev ed person to which the \r\naggrieved person is entitled; \r\n(e) payment of reasonable rent and meals for shelter provided to the \r\naggrieved person and dependent children in a shelter home if the \r\ndefendant is mandated by the law to provide shelter to the aggrieved \r\nperson and dependent children; and \r\n(f) reasonable maintenance for the aggrieved person and her dependent \r\nchildren, if any, in addition to an order of maintenance under family \r\nlaws. \r\n(2) The Court shall have due regard to the financial needs and resources \r\nof the parties before passing any order under subsection (1). \r\n(3) The defendant shall pay monetary relief to the aggrieved person within \r\nthe period specified in the order made under subsection (1). \r\n(4) If the defendant fails to make payment within the period menti oned in \r\nthe order, the Court shall direct the employer or debtor of the defendant, directly to \r\npay the aggrieved person or to deposit with the Court a portion of the wages or debt \r\ndue to or accrued to the credit of the defendant. \r\n(5) The amount paid or dep osited under subsection (4) shall be adjusted \r\nby the employer or debtor towards payment to the defendant. \r\n(6) The Court may direct that the monetary relief payable or paid on \r\naccount of shelter being provided in the shelter home shall be credited to the \r\nprotection system. \r\n10. Duration and alteration of orders.– (1) The interim order, protection order or \r\nresidence order shall remain in force during the period specified by the Court. \r\n(2) The Court may, keeping in view the circumstances and for reasons to \r\nbe recorded in writing, alter or discharge any order made under this Act. \r\n(3) The Court shall, on an application of the aggrieved person, discharge \r\nany order passed under the Act. \r\n(4) Nothing in this section shall prevent an aggrieved person from making \r\na fresh application after the previous interim, protection or residence order has been \r\ndischarged. \r\n11. District Women Protection Committee .– (1) The Government shall, by \r\nnotification, constitute a District Women Protection Committee for each district. \r\n(2) The Committee shall be headed by the 10[Deputy Commissioner] of the \r\ndistrict and shall, subject to subsection (3), consist of the following members: \r\n(a) 11[Chief Executive Officer, District Health Authority]; \r\n(b) 12[a representative of the Local Government and Co mmunity \r\nDevelopment Department of the Government]; \r\n(c) a representative of the head of District Police; \r\n(d) 13[Deputy Director] Social Welfare; \r\n(e) District Public Prosecutor; and \r\n(f) District Women Protection Officer (Secretary). \r\n(3) The 14[Authority] shall nominate four non -official members of each \r\nDistrict Women Protection Committee from amongst ci vil society and philanthropists \r\nwho are residents of the district. \r\n(4) A member, including a co -opted member of the Committee, shall not \r\nbe entitled to any rem uneration or fee or any other charges or facilities for services \r\nrendered under the Act. \r\n(5) The 15[Authority] shall nominate the Vice Chairperson of the Committee \r\nfrom amongst the non-official members. \r\n \r\n10Substituted for the word s ‘District Coordination Officer ’ by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) \r\nAct 2022 (XXXVIII of 2022), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.2. \r\n11Substituted for the word s ‘Executive District Officer (Health)’ by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence \r\n(Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII of 2022) , publish ed in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, \r\npp. 2397-2398, s.4. \r\n12Substituted for the word s ‘Executive District Officer (Community Development) ’ by the Punjab Protection of Women Against \r\nViolence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII of 2022 ), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December \r\n2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.4. \r\n13Substituted for the word s ‘District Officer ’ by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 \r\n(XXXVIII of 2022), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.4. \r\n14Substituted for the word ‘Government’ by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII \r\nof 2022), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.4. \r\n(6) The Committee shall hold at least one meeting in every three months \r\nand shall regulate its procedure. \r\n(7) The 16[Authority] may, at any time, remove a non -official member on \r\ncharges of misconduct, disinterest, exploitation or misuse of powers, or any other act \r\nwhich is detrimental to the objectives of the Act. \r\n12. Functions of the Committee.– (1) The Committee shall: \r\n(a) supervise the working of the Protection Centre, shelter home and toll \r\nfree helpline and take necessary steps to improve the services; \r\n(b) ensure uninterrupted functioning of the toll free dial -in-number of the \r\nProtection Centre and high quality response and services at the \r\nProtection Centre and, for the purpose, shall arrange training for the \r\nconcerned employees; \r\n(c) develop liaison with other departments and agencies in the district \r\nenabling the Protection Centre and shelter home best to perform the \r\ntask of protection of women; \r\n(d) try mediation and reconciliation between the parties for resolution of \r\ndisputes under this Act; \r\n(e) ensure that the cases of violence registered in any of police s tation of \r\nthe district are referred to the Protection Centre for medical \r\nexamination, collection of forensics and investigation and until the \r\nProtection Centre is established in the district, shall make standing \r\narrangements for shifting of the aggrieved p erson, with her consent, to \r\nthe nearest Protection Centre; \r\n(f) approve annual plan of action for the Protection Centre and shelter \r\nhome; \r\n(g) discuss problems being faced by the Protection Centre and shelter \r\nhome and find possible solution of the problems; \r\n(h) monitor and evaluate working of the Protection Centre and shelter \r\nhome; \r\n(i) enlist women volunteers and women volunteer organizations in the \r\ndistrict and assign roles under this Act to such volunteers and \r\norganizations; \r\n(j) suggest measures for better protection of women or improvement in \r\nthe protection system to the Government; \r\n(k) ensure minimum standards, code of conduct and standard operating \r\nprocedures to be followed by the employees of the protection system; \r\n(l) approve annual report about physic al targets, activities and gaps of the \r\nprotection system in the district for submission to the Government; and \r\n \r\n15Substituted for the word ‘Government’ by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII \r\nof 2022), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.4. \r\n16Substituted for the word ‘Government’ by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII \r\nof 2022), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.4. \r\n(m) perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the \r\n17[Authority] and as are ancillary to any of the above functions or \r\nnecessary to accomplish the objectives of the Act. \r\n(2) The Committee may accept donations such as land, vehicles, \r\nequipment or money for the facilitation of the functioning of the protection system \r\nand all such donations shall be used, maintained and disposed of by the Committee \r\nin the prescribed manner. \r\n(3) The 18[Secretary] may delegate any of the functions of the Committee \r\nto the 19[Deputy Commissioner] subject to such terms and conditions as the \r\nGovernment may determine. \r\n13. Protection Centres and shelter homes .– (1) The Government shall \r\nestablish Protection Centres through a phased programme for protection of the \r\naggrieved persons. \r\n(2) A Protection Centre shall: \r\n(a) be a converging point for all essential services to ensure justice \r\ndelivery including police reporting, r egistration of criminal cases, \r\nmedical examination, collection of forensic and other evidence; \r\n(b) register the cases of violence and facilitate medical examination, \r\ncollection of forensic and other evidence and proper prosecution of the \r\ncases; \r\n(c) provide first aid relief to an aggrieved person; \r\n(d) collect and assist to collect evidence within twenty four hours to \r\nfacilitate investigation and effective prosecution; \r\n(e) provide immediate protection to an aggrieved person; \r\n(f) establish an effective system for the receipt a nd disposal of the \r\ncomplaints within the time mentioned in the operating procedures; \r\n(g) maintain an effective system of mediation and reconciliation for \r\nresolution of disputes under this Act; \r\n(h) register information against the perpetrators of violence; \r\n(i) initiate cases of state-inflicted violence, if any, against women; \r\n(j) maintain audio-visual record of all actions carried out under the Act; \r\n(k) provide or arrange to provide legal aid to an aggrieved person; \r\n(l) provide psychological counseling to an aggrieved person; \r\n(m) mediate between an aggrieved person and the defendant for resolution \r\nof disputes under the Act; and \r\n \r\n17Substituted for the word ‘Government’ by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII \r\nof 2022), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.5. \r\n18Substituted for the word ‘Government’ by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII \r\nof 2022), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.5. \r\n19Substituted for the word s ‘District Coordination Officer ’ by the Punjab Protection of W omen Against Violence (Amendment) \r\nAct 2022 (XXXVIII of 2022), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.2. \r\n(n) act as a community centre to guide women in all Government related \r\ninquiries. \r\n(3) The Government shall, through a phased programme, establish a \r\nshelter home in each district or for a local area within a district, for board and lodging \r\nof the aggrieved persons and needy women and provision of social and rehabilitative \r\nservices to the residents. \r\n(4) A shelter home shall: \r\n(a) provide shelter and other allied facilities to an aggrieved person or other \r\nneedy women along with dependent children; \r\n(b) provide, with the consent of the resident, rehabilitation services to \r\nreintegrate residents with their families and society where necessary; \r\n(c) refer the case of a resident to the appropriate authority or body for \r\nredressal of her grievance and regularly monitor provision of services to \r\nthe residents; \r\n(d) arrange for technical and vocational training of the residents; \r\n(e) provide legal, medical, emotional support, guidance and psychologica l \r\ncounseling to the residents; \r\n(f) repatriate or rehabilitate the residents in the shortest possible time; \r\n(g) maintain discipline and regulate visitation and timings; and \r\n(h) perform any other prescribed function or a function assigned to it by the \r\nCommittee for purposes of protection of women, children and vulnerable \r\npersons. \r\n(5) Subject to general or special direction of the Committee, a male child \r\nwho is not a dependent child shall not be admitted in the shelter home and instead \r\nmay be referred to the Child Protect ion and Welfare Bureau for provision of shelter, \r\nboard and lodging, education and training. \r\n20[(6) Where a Protection Centre or shelter home is not established under \r\nthis section, the Secretary may, subject to such terms and conditions as he may \r\ndetermine, declare any existing Government facility, centre or institution providing \r\nsimilar services as Protection Centre or shelter home for purposes of this Act. \r\n(7) Where any existing facility, centre or institution is declared as \r\nProtection Centre or shelter hom e under subsection (6), the infra -structure, \r\nparaphernalia, assets and the employees of such facility, centre or institution shall \r\nremain under the administrative control of the Social Welfare and Bait -ul-Maal \r\nDepartment of the Government: \r\nprovided that th e service structure and terms and conditions of service of the \r\nemployees of such facility, centre or institution shall continue to be governed under \r\nthe law, rules and policies applicable to them for the time being in force.] \r\n \r\n20Inserted by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII of 2022) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.6. \r\n14. Women Protection Officer .– (1) The Government shall, by notification, \r\nappoint a District Women Protection Officer for a district and Women Protection \r\nOfficers21[:] \r\n 22[provided that where the District Women Protection Officers or Women \r\nProtection Officers are not appointed under thi s section, the Secretary may, subject \r\nto such terms and conditions as he may determine, by notification in the official \r\nGazette nominate any officer of the Social Welfare and Bait -ul-Maal Department of \r\nthe Government to perform the functions of the District Women Protection Officers or \r\nWomen Protection Officers under this Act.] \r\n(2) Subject to general supervision of the Committee, a District Women \r\nProtection Officer shall: \r\n(a) supervise and coordinate the protection system in the district; \r\n(b) maintain liais on, supervise, plan, implement, monitor and periodically \r\nevaluate the protection system in the district; \r\n(c) be responsible for training of the staff, reporting and documentation of \r\nthe protection system in the district; \r\n(d) provide counselling services to the aggrieved persons in the Protection \r\nCentre and shelter home; \r\n(e) approve a rescue operation for rescuing an aggrieved person; \r\n(f) file a habeas corpus case on the basis of any credible information of \r\nwrongful confinement of an aggrieved person; \r\n(g) set specific, measureable, achievable and relevant targets for the \r\nprotection system to be achieved in the specified time; \r\n(h) ensure achievement of targets and submit compliance report in every \r\nmeeting of the Committee; and \r\n(i) prepare an annual report abou t targets, activities and gaps of the \r\nprotection system. \r\n(3) Subject to the supervision of the District Women Protection Officer, a \r\nWomen Protection Officer shall: \r\n(a) assist the District Women Protection Officer in the performance of her \r\nfunctions; \r\n(b) respond to the calls or queries of women on internet or toll free dial -in-\r\nnumber of the Protection Centre; \r\n(c) rescue an aggrieved person and, subject to this Act, admit her and her \r\ndependent children or other family members, if necessary, in the \r\nshelter home; \r\n \r\n21Substituted for the ‘full stop’ by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII of 2022) , \r\npublished in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.7. \r\n22Inserted by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII of 2022) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.7. \r\n(d) direct the defendant to immediately move out of the house for a period \r\nnot exceeding forty eight hours in order to protect life, dignity or \r\nreputation of the aggrieved person; \r\n(e) approve admission of a woman or any other person in the shelter home \r\nin accordance with the provision of this Act and the rules governing the \r\nshelter home; \r\n(f) provide counseling services on phone or, where necessary, by visiting \r\nan aggrieved person; and \r\n(g) supervise working of officials of the shelter home. \r\n(4) The District Women Protection Officer may perform any function of a \r\nWomen Protection Officer and, in the absence of the District Women Protection \r\nOfficer owing to any cause, the senior -most Women Protection Officer shall perform \r\nthe functions of the District Women Protection Officer. \r\n15. Power to enter .– (1) The District Women Protection Officer or a Women \r\nProtection Officer, at any time, enter in any place or house for the purpose of \r\nrescuing an aggrieved person but such officer or official shall not rescue the \r\naggrieved person without her consent. \r\n(2) The District Women Protection Officer or a Women Protection Officer \r\nshall give reasonable notice to the incharge of the place or house before entering \r\nand the incharge shall allow free access and afford all reasonable facilities to meet a \r\nwoman residing or kept in the place or house. \r\n(3) If access to such place or house cannot be obtained under sub -section \r\n(2), it shall be lawful for the District Women Protection Officer or a Women Protection \r\nOfficer to enter such pla ce or house in collaboration with district authorities including \r\npolice and to meet an aggrieved person residing or kept in the place or house, and in \r\norder to effect an entrance into such place or house, to force her entry into the house \r\nor place. \r\n(4) If the District Women Protection Officer or a Women Protection Officer \r\nwho enters a place or house under this Act is detained in the house or place, she \r\nmay force her exit from any house or place. \r\n(5) Notwithstanding anything contained in this section, the p owers of entry \r\nin a house or place of abode of a woman shall only be exercised by a female officer \r\nof the protection system. \r\n16. Assistance on request .– (1) The District Women Protection Officer or a \r\nWomen Protection Officer shall provide all reasonable as sistance to an aggrieved \r\nperson or to any other woman who needs such assistance in accordance with the \r\nprovisions of this Act. \r\n(2) The District Women Protection Officer or a Women Protection Officer \r\nmay provide or offer to provide assistance under the Act on the request of the \r\naggrieved person or on information or complaint received from any corner in \r\ncollaboration with district authorities including police. \r\n(3) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to provide assistance to an \r\naggrieved person when the wom an or aggrieved person has voluntarily refused to \r\naccept such assistance. \r\n17. Assistance to officers .– (1) For protection of an aggrieved person, the \r\ndesignated police officer, agency or local government shall be bound to assist the \r\nDistrict Women Protecti on Officer or the Women Protection Officer in the \r\nperformance of their functions under the Act. \r\n(2) In the performance of their functions under the Act, the District Women \r\nProtection Committee may call for any information from any agency of the \r\nGovernment or a local government in the district and such agency or local \r\ngovernment shall be bound to provide the requisite information. \r\n18. Penalty for obstructing a Protection Officer .– Any person, who obstructs \r\nthe District Woman Protection Officer or a Woman Pro tection Officer in the \r\nperformance of the duties under this Act, shall be liable to imprisonment for a term \r\nwhich may extend to six months or fine which may extend five hundred thousand \r\nrupees or both. \r\n19. Penalty for filing false complaint .– A person, wh o gives false information \r\nabout the commission of violence which that person knows or has reason to believe \r\nto be false, shall be liable to punishment of imprisonment for a term which may \r\nextend to three months or fine which may extend to one hundred thous and rupees \r\nbut which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees or both. \r\n20. Penalty for breach of orders .– (1) A defendant, who commits breach of an \r\ninterim order, protection order, residence order or monetary order, or illegally \r\ninterferes with the wo rking of the GPS tracker, shall be punished with imprisonment \r\nfor a term which may extend to one year or fine which may extend to two hundred \r\nthousand rupees but which shall not be less than fifty thousand rupees or both. \r\n(2) A defendant, who violates the interim order, protection order, \r\nresidence order or monetary order more than once, shall be liable to punishment \r\nwhich may extend to two years but which shall not be less than one year and to fine \r\nwhich may extend to five hundred thousand rupees but which shall not be less than \r\none hundred thousand rupees. \r\n21. Cognizance and summary trial.– (1) The Court shall not take cognizance of \r\nan offence under this Act except on a complaint of the District Women Protection \r\nOfficer or a Woman Protection Officer acting on behalf of the District Women \r\nProtection Officer. \r\n(2) The Court shall conduct the trial of an offence under this Act in \r\naccordance with the provisions of Chapter XXII of the Code relating to the summary \r\ntrials. \r\n22. Appeal.– (1) A person aggrieved from a n interim order, protection order, \r\nresidence order, monetary order or sentence of the Court may, within thirty days of \r\nthe communication of the order or sentence, prefer an appeal to the court of \r\nsessions which shall decide the appeal within sixty days fro m the date of receipt of \r\nthe appeal. \r\n(2) The decision of the court of sessions on an appeal under subsection \r\n(1) shall be final and shall not be called in question in any other court or forum \r\nexcept as provided under this Act. \r\n23. Right to information .– (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Government shall, \r\nwithin seven days of acquiring any information pertaining to violence against the \r\naggrieved person shall publish the details of the case and the steps taken for the \r\nprotection of the aggrieved person, on its website accessible to the public free of \r\ncost. \r\n(2) The Government may, for reasons to be recorded in writing, not publish \r\nany information, wholly or partially: \r\n(a) to ensure the safety, security, privacy and dignity of a woman or an \r\naggrieved person; \r\n(b) to protect national security or to maintain public order; \r\n(c) to prevent any prejudice to the investigation of a case; or \r\n(d) to protect the identity of an officer or official where such protection is \r\nnecessary for the safety and security of such officer or official. \r\n24. Certain persons to be public servants .– Every person engaged in, or \r\nemployed for, the administration of this Act shall be deemed to be a public servant \r\nwithin the meaning of section 21 of the Pakistan Penal Code, 1860 (XLV of 1860). \r\n25. Performance audit .– (1) The 23[Authority] shall conduct or cause to be \r\nconducted the performance audit of the protection system of a district on periodic \r\nbasis under the Act. \r\n(2) The performance audit shall include the details of quality of services \r\nprovided by the protection system, the targets to achieve the purposes of the Act and \r\nthe identification of weaknesses and recommendations for future improvements. \r\n26. Act not in derogation of other laws .– Save as otherwise provided in the \r\nAct, the provisions of the Act are in addition to and not in derogation of any other \r\nlaw. \r\n27. Training.– The 24[Authority] shall, at regular intervals, arrange training of the \r\nDistrict Women Protection Officers, Women Protection Officers and other employees \r\nof the protection system for achieving the purpose of the Act. \r\n28. Annual report.– 25[(1) The Authority shall, within three months of the close of \r\na financial year, submit to Secretary an annual report relating to the affairs and \r\nefficacy of the protection system, and the Sec retary shall cause the report to be laid \r\nbefore Provincial Assembly of the Punjab.] \r\n(2) The annual report shall consist of: \r\n(a) details of the services provided by the protection system along with a \r\ncomprehensive statement of the rescue operations of the p rotection \r\nsystem during the preceding financial year; \r\n \r\n23Substituted for the word ‘Government’ by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII \r\nof 2022), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.8. \r\n24Substituted for the word ‘Government’ by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII \r\nof 2022), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.8. \r\n25Substituted by the Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Ame ndment) Act 2022 (XXXVIII of 2022) , published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 05 December 2022, pp. 2397-2398, s.9. \r\n(b) reasons for delay, if any, in reaching the aggrieved person in need of \r\nhelp of the protection system and proposed solutions; \r\n(c) performance audit report, if any, of one or more protection system; \r\n(d) suggestions and recommendations for further reforms of the protection \r\nsystem for purposes of improving the service delivery; and \r\n(e) other matters considered appropriate by the Government or as may be \r\nprescribed. \r\n29. Rules.– (1) The Government shall , after previous publication and by \r\nnotification in the official Gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this \r\nAct. \r\n(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred under \r\nsubsection (1), the Government shall 26[*****] make the rules relating to: \r\n(a) establishment of monitoring and evaluation mechanism of the \r\nprotection system; \r\n(b) universal toll free dial-in-number of the protection system; \r\n(c) regulation of meetings of the Committees; \r\n(d) women volunteers and women volunteer organizations; \r\n(e) use, m aintenance and disposal of land, vehicle, equipment and other \r\nitems or money donated to a Protection Centre or shelter home; \r\n(f) details of medical, legal and psychological assistance, and shelter \r\nfacilities; \r\n(g) repatriation or rehabilitation of residents; \r\n(h) maintenance of records and publication of information under the Act; \r\nand \r\n(i) regulation of affairs of the of Protection centers and shelter homes. \r\n30. Immunity.– No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall lie against \r\nthe Government, any officer of the Go vernment, a Committee, convener or any \r\nmember of a Committee, District Women Protection Officer, Women Protection \r\nOfficer or official of a protection system for anything which is done in good faith \r\nunder this Act or the rules. \r\n31. 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