The Protection Against Domestic Violence Act CAP. 151Section 15 of The Protection Against Domestic Violence Act CAP. 151: Existence of other proceeding not to preclude granting of protection order.
(1) A court shall not decline to make a protection order merely because of the existence of other proceedings (including, but not limited to, proceedings relating to custody of, or access to, a minor) between or relating to the parties, whether or not those proceedings also relate to any other person.
(2) Despite the provisions of subsection (1), an application for a protection order shall not be a bar to criminal proceedings against a respondent.
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