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Adila Fathima   28 February 2026

Protection order recieved by filing domestic violence case is not recieved by respondent

I have already filed divorce case and maintanance case in family court, even after that my husband repeatedly irritates me by cyberstalking, commenting on my social media accounts and threatening  that he will come to my workplace, so after 1.5 years of divorce case i have filed Domestic violence case mentioning these under mental cruelty grounds. Then i got a protection order also. But he didnt recieved the notice till now he returned it 2 times, so will the protection order be valid? Can i go for a case if he violates anything mentioned in the order even if he didnt recieve the notice?



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Dr. MPS RAMANI Ph.D.[Tech.] (Scientist/Engineer)     28 February 2026

Yes the protection order is valid even if he refuses accept the order. You can proceed against him.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate)     28 February 2026

You can take contempt of court proceedings if he continues to torture you despite a protection under passed by court.

It becomes a criminal offence.

Dr. J C Vashista (Advocate )     01 March 2026

File a contempt petition before the Court, which has allowed protection order(s).

What is the opinion and advise of the lawyer engaged/paid by you ? Why did s/he not move contempt petition ?

Adila Fathima   01 March 2026

My husband is still calling me (even though I blocked him, I can still see the calls) and he's sending me a rupee every day as a reminder that he exists. My lawyer says, "These are minor issues, and even if the court says he shouldn't contact me directly or indirectly, they won't do anything about these small things." I agree they're minor, but if there's any way to get him punished for this, I definitely wouldn't want to miss it as he has done so much to me and still not ready to give divorce and leave my life.

T. Kalaiselvan, Advocate (Advocate)     02 March 2026

You can file a civil suit for permanent injunction to restrain him disturbing you in any  form including sending money or whatsapp messages or through any other mode of communication. You can attach the screen shots as evidence .

If he still continues despite being restrained by court order, you can very well file a contempt of court criminal proceedings to punish him as per criminal law.

P. Venu (Advocate)     04 March 2026

If he has wilfully evaded the sevice of the Order, it is deemed to have been served. As to the minor incidents, the wiser option is that they are ignored. 


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