law: The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005
  23. Power to grant interim
  
  and ex parte orders.-
  1.  
  
    In any proceeding before him under this Act, the Magistrate may
  
  pass such interim order as he deems just and proper.
  2.  If the Magistrate is satisfied that an application prima facie
  
  discloses that the respondent is committing, or has committed an act of
  
  domestic violence or that there is a likelihood that the respondent may commit
  
  an act of domestic violence, he may grant an ex parte order on the basis of the
  
  affidavit in such form, as may be prescribed, of the aggrieved person under    section 18 , section 19, section
  
  20, section 21 or, as the case may be, section 22 against the respondent.