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ACT VII OF 2014 ACT VII OF 2014 BALOCHISTAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (PREVENTION AND PROTECTION) ACT, 2014 An Act to make provisions for protection against domestic violence. [Gazette of Balochistan, Extraordinary, 12th February, 2014] 13. Penalty for breach of protection order by the accused.---(1) A breach of protection order, or of the interim protection order, by the accused shall be an offence and shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to one year but shall not be less than six months and with fine which may not be less than one hundred thousand rupees. The court shall order that the amount of fine shall be given to the aggrieved person. (2) A person who is guilty of violation of protection order second or third time or more, he shall be punished with imprisonment which may extend to two years but shall not be less than one year and also be liable to fine which may not be less than two hundred thousand rupees. The court shall order that the amount of fine shall be given to the aggrieved person. (3) Notwithstanding anything contained in the Code the offence under this section shall be cognizable, non-bailable and compoundable. (4) Any person convicted by a court under subsection (1) or subsection (2) may file an appeal to the Court of Session within thirty days of the passing of the order of sentence and the court of session shall decide the appeal within sixty days.