When a husband or culprit is charged, his wife or victim can apply for a Protection Order, which is different from the IPO stated above. This PO is more permanent in nature. The victim can ask the Court to add certain conditions into this PO, she may ask the Court to prohibit her violent husband from staying in her house even though the house is owned by her husband. However, before the Court comes into this decision it have to be satisfied that there is no alternative place to secure the victim’s or her children’s safety.
Under this PO the Court can also order the husband to let the victim use the vehicle which she has been using all the while, even though it is owned by him.
Important differences between IPO and PO
It is important to note here that an IPO will have no further effect once the police investigation is completed.
The IPO expires after a period of 12 months but can be renewed if the Court thinks that it is in the woman’s best interest that the IPO be renewed and stayed in force.
A Protection Order is more permanent in nature though the husband may apply to the Court to revoke it if he can show that he is no more a danger to the woman and her children.
Cases of domestic violence in Malaysia for year 2000
STATE AND NUMBER OF CASES
PERLIS 36
KEDAH 154
PULAU PINANG 370
PERAK 239
SELANGOR 813
KUALA LUMPUR 233
NEGERI SEMBILAN 318
MELAKA 87
JOHOR 348
PAHANG 126
TERENGGANU 20
KELANTAN 32
SABAH 95
SARAWAK 294
TOTAL 3,165
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Hi,
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Thanks Nor for your advice. I will do it.
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