Prevention of Domestic Violence Act 2005 · As enacted
17. Right of Appeal
Official English translation. Where it differs from the Sinhala or Tamil text, the Act itself says which text prevails.
Official translationFrom Department of Government Printing, unchanged
Any person who is dissatisfied with an Order made by a Magistrate under section 6 or section 7 may prefer an appeal to the High Court established under Article 154P of the Constitution in like manner as if the Order was a final
Order pronounced by a Magistrate’s Court in a criminal case or matter, and sections 320 to 330 (both inclusive) and sections 357 and 358 of the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, No. 15
of 1979 shall, mutatis mutandis, apply to such appeal :
Provided however, that notwithstanding anything to the contrary in section 323 of the Code of Criminal Procedure
Act, No. 15 of 1979 an Order under section 6 or section 7
shall not be stayed by reason of such appeal, unless the High
Court for reasons to be recorded directs otherwise :
Provided further that the Magistrate in forwarding the record to the High Court shall retain a copy of his Order for purposes of enforcement.