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S. M. MODAK
Priyanka Vijay Gwalani – Appellant
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Vijay Inderlal Gwalani – Respondent


Advocates:
Counsel for the Parties:
For the Petitioners:Mr. Shyam Dewani a/w. Advocate Sachet Makhija a/w. Advocate Dashang Doshi i/b. Dewani Associates
For the Respondent No.1:Mr. Ghanshyam Mishra a/w. Ekta Bhalerao i/b. Ekta Mistry Advocate
For the Respondent No.2: Mr. H.J. Dedhia APP

JUDGMENT (ORAL)

Heard learned Advocate Dewani for the Petitioners-the Accused persons and learned Advocate for Respondent No.1-Complainant.

2. It is a matter of record that up til now no process is issued for an offence punishable under Section 500, 506 read with Section 34 of the Indian Penal Code against these Petitioners. Though the Respondent No.1 has requested the Court of 11th Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Kurla to issue process for those sections against the Petitioners, however, he has failed. The learned Magistrate as per the order dated 15th April 2023 has dismissed the complaint by taking recourse to the provisions of Section 203 of Cr.P.C. The material findings are as follows:—

“However, to my mind, complainant has failed to made out prima facie case to issue process against accused persons for the aforesaid offences. It is for the reason that whatever defamatory statements alleged to have been made by proposed accused No.1 against the complainant are made by the accused No.1 i.e. wife of the present complainant in matrimonial proceedings like divorce and other proceedings. Admittedly, impotency is one of the ground of the divorce. There is nothing on recor

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