ORDER

1. By this order, we are disposing of the aforementioned transfer petitions, one of which has been filed by the husband, Shri Harpreet Singh Popli and his relatives for transfer of criminal case arising out of FIR No.443/2008 pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Meerut and the other has been filed by the wife, Smt. Manmeet Kaur for transfer of divorce case being H.M.A. Petition No. 51 of 2009, pending in the Court of District Judge, Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi to Family Court, Meerut.

2. Shri Harpreet Singh Popli and Smt. Manmeet Kaur were married at Delhi on 26.8.2007. They have no issue from the marriage. Within few months of the marriage, serious differences arose between the husband and wife, which led to filing of several civil and criminal proceedings, the details of which are set out hereunder: Proceedings initiated by the wife :

i. FIR being No. 443/2008 (Crime No. 564/2008) dated 30.10.2008, registered in the Police Station Kankar Khera, Meerut, U.P., pending before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh on the complaint of petitioner, against the respondent and his family members;

ii. Proceedings under Section 125 Cr.P.C., being Application N