CHENNAI: Madhuravoyal police have secured a protection order for a 45-year-old woman to shield her from her harasser, a 44-year-old man, by making use of the amendment to the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women (TNPHW) Act.
According to section 7-C included in January 2025 to the TNPHW act, the executive magistrate can pass a protection order prohibiting the accused from attempting to communicate with the aggrieved person in any form, whatsoever, including personal, oral, written or electronic or telephonic contact or through third parties.
"A breach of Protection Order by the accused shall be an offence under this act and shall be punishable with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years and with a fine which may extend to one lakh rupees."
In July 2025, the city police made use of the amendment for the first time and facilitated the issuance of a protection order to a 27-year-old woman from her harasser, her estranged boyfriend.