JUDGMENT

(Prayer in Crl.O.P.SR.No.31852 of 2022: Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., seeking to call for the records in D.V.C.No.74 of 2022, on the file of the learned Additional Mahila Court, Thiruvallur and quash the same.)

Common Order:

1. These petitions have been filed seeking to quash the complaint filed under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (hereinafter referred to as ‘D.V.Act’) by invoking the provisions under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (hereinafter referred to as ‘Cr.P.C.’)

2. As this Court entertained doubt about invoking Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the complaint filed under Section 12 of the D.V.Act, these petition have been listed under the caption “For Maintainability”.

3. Till recently, in pursuance to the judgment of a learned Single Judge (Hon’ble Mr.Justice N.Anand Venkatesh) of this Court in Dr.P.Pathamnathan Vs. V.Monica reported in (2021) 2 CTC 570, petitions under Section 482 Cr.P.C., challenging the proceedings initiated under the D.V.Act has not been entertained.

4. However, in view of the latest judgment of a Division Bench of this Court in P.Ganesan Vs. M.Revathy Prema Rub