JUDGMENT

(Prayer: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Criminal Procedure Code to call for the entire proceedings pending on the file of the Special Court try cases filed under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 at Coimbatore in DVC.No.377 of 2019 (Amended as per order in Crl.MP.No.1061 of 2019 dated 28.01.2020) against the petitioner and quash the same.)

1. This Criminal Original Petition has been filed by the first respondent in DVC.No.377 of 2019 to quash the proceedings against him in DVC No.377 of 2019 on the file of the Special Court to try cases filed under protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 at Coimbatore (DVC No.37 of 2014 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.I, Coimbatore).

2. The respondent herein has filed an application under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (herein after referred to as the ‘DV Act’ seeking certain reliefs under the ‘DV Act’ against the petitioner herein (husband) and 11 others. Based on the said application, the learned Judicial Magistrate No.I, Coimbatore has taken the case on file as DVC No.37 of 2014 and issued notice to the respondents therein. After re