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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
G.GIRISH, J
Rimmy D/o. Sreedharan – Appellant
Versus
Anil Raj – Respondent
ORDER :
1. The revision petitioner in both these petitions, is the petitioner in M.C.No.53/2011 on the files of the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Kollam. The petitioner had filed the above M.C before the Chief Judicial Magistrate seeking various reliefs under the provisions of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The respondent in Crl.R.P.No.836/2019 was the husband of the petitioner. The respondents in Crl.R.P.No.1080/2023 are the sister and sister’s husband of the respondent in Crl.R.P.No.836/2019. As per order dated 05.08.2017 in M.C.No.53/2011, the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate granted reliefs inclusive of a protection order, order to return 125 sovereigns of gold, order to return a Maruti Swift car and also to return an amount of Rs.1,00,000/- to the petitioner. The learned Chief Judicial Magistrate also directed the first respondent to pay a compensation of Rs.50,000/- to the petitioner and to pay maintenance @ Rs.3,000/- per month to the daughter of the petitioner. The first respondent in the above said M.C, who was the husband of the petitioner, challenged the above order by filing Crl.A.No.142/2017 before the Sessions Court, Kollam. Respondent No
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