V. Jagannathan, J: The petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 24.4.2009 in Crl.RP 156/2008 passed by the learned Add1. Sessions Judge, Bijapur and also the proceedings in Crl.Misc.77/08 on the file of the learned JMFC, Bijapur.

2. The case opetitioner is that the 2nd respondent claiming to be the wife of the petitioner approached the District Legal Services Authority seeking the assistance of the said authority to bring together the 2nd respondent and the 1st petitioner as they are the wife and husband and following the husband having gone out of the company of the 2nd respondent, she made such a request.

3. Pursuant to the said request made by the 2nd respondent, District Legal Services Authority took up the matter before Lok Adalath and both the petitioner and 2nd respondent were present and after perusing the documents produced by the 2nd respondent and also on being not successful despite a long deliberation, in bringing the parties to arrive at a compromise, the District Legal Services Authority thought it fit to refer the matter back to the jurisdictional magistrate for doing the needful in accordance with the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (for