Th e Protection Against Domestic Violence Bill, 2013
(2) An appeal under subsection (I) shall be lodged by
serving notice of the intention thereof on(a) the respondent;
(b) the court;
(c) in any case where the v1ct1m is not the person
making the application, the victim;
(d) in any case where the victim, is a child and the
application was made with the consent of a parent
under section 11 (2) (d), that parent; and include
representative of an incapacitated person; or
(e} the High Court.
(3) A notice under subsection (2) shall be in writing
and shall specify the grounds of the appeal.
(4) The High Court shall proceed to hear the case
upon appeal and may confirm, reverse or vary the decision
or order of the court and make any other order that the
court could have made and exercise any other powers
which the court might have exercised.
(5) In any case where an application for an order is
made by a person other than the victim or a police officer,
the High Court shall not commence or continue the hearing
of the appeal if(a) the victim objects to the appeal; or
(b) if the victim is a child, and the application was
made through a person referred to under section
11 (2), that person.
(6) An appeal under this section shall be made in the
prescribed manner.
(7) Without prejudice to the provisions of section 37
and 38, the High Court shall on application issue an interim
protection order pending determination of the appeal.
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