Arul Daniel vs Suganya - 2022 Supreme(Mad) 3686

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2022 Supreme(Mad) 3686

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
P.N. PRAKASH, RMT. TEEKAA RAMAN, A.D. JAGADISH CHANDIRA, JJ.
Arul Daniel – Appellant
Versus
Suganya - Respondent
Crl.O.P. SR. Nos.31852, 28394, 29208, 29745, 32249, 32612, 32966, 33350, 33623, 33780, 33937, 34048, 34753, 35061, 35431, 35555, 35838, 35983, 36564, 36570, 36636, 36648, 36683, 36948, 36956, 37007, 37218, 37713, 37872, 37980, 38281 and 38330 of 2022 (32 cases) Crl.O.P. SR.No.31852 of 2022
Decided on : 17-11-2022

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
Mr. P. Chandrasekar, Mr. R. Balakrishnan, Mr. Pon Pandian, Mr. M.L. Ramesh, Mr. M. Senthilkumar, Mr. Adithya Varadarajan, Mr. V. Murugesan, Mr. S. Karthikei Balan, Ms. G.S. Thilagavathi, Mr. P. Saravanan, Mr. M. Soundar Vijay Arulram, Mr. D. Nandhagopal, Mr. K. Muthumalai, Mr. N. Jothi for Mr. S. Vinod, Mr. M. Sathish Kumar, Mr. M. Anandan, Mr. R. Dineshkumar, Mr. S. Udhaya Kumar, Mr. S. Vijayakumar, Ms. D. Kamachi, Mr. K. Thenrajan, Mr. B. Kumarasamy, Ms. S. Vennila, Mr. S.N. Subramani, Mr. B. Kumarasamy, Mr. L. Sivakumar, Mr. R. Siva, Mr. L. Mahendran, Mr. T. Shanmugam, Mr. K. Myilsamy, Mr. K. Venkateswaran, Mr. N. Naganathan Counsel who assisted the Court : Mr. Nithyaesh Natraj : Mr. Muniyapparaj, A.P.P. Mr. Babu Muthu Meeran, A.P.P.

Headnote:
Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 - Section 12 - Criminal Procedure Code,1973 - Section 6 - Constitution of India,1950 - Article 227 - Seeking divorce - Seek exoneration - Victims of violence - Seeking one or more reliefs - Whether civil or criminal power Article 227 of Constitution would always lie to quash proceedings - if a case is really made out - Held, Lastly our attention was drawn to decided by a Division Bench of Bombay High Court - Petition was filed by wife Special Marriage Act for divorce on ground of adultery and cruelty - Husband filed a counter claim seeking divorce on ground of cruelty - Wife followed this up with a D.V. complaint before Magistrate at husband approached High Court and sought transfer of D.V. case to Family Court to be decided along with divorce case(s) by invoking Section 24 C.P.C. A judge of High Court ordered transfer and Family Court passed a composite order disposing D.V. case and divorce case by framing separate issues - Order Accordingly

ORDER :

P.N PRAKASH, J.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR.No.31852 of 2022

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to quash the proceedings in D.V.C. No.74 of 2022 on the file of the Additional Mahila Court, Thiruvallur, Thiruvallur District, against the petitioners.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR. No.28394 of 2022

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to call for the records in D.V.C. No.7 of 2022 pending on the file of the District Munsif-cum-Judicial Magistrate Court, Ranipet, Ranipet District and quash the complaint dated 04.05.2022.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR. No.29208 of 2022

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to call for the records relating to the case in D.V.C No.9 of 2022 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.III, Puducherry, and to quash the same.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR. No.29745 of 2022

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. seeking to call for the complaint made by the respondent in D.V.C. No.15 of 2022 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.XVII, Saidapet, Chennai and quash the same.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR. No.32249 of 2022

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to quash the proceedings in D.V.O.P. No.5 of 2021 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.II, Attur, Salem District.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR. No.32612 of 2022

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to call for the records of the complaint in D.V.C No.2 of 2022 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Poonamallee and quash the same as far as the petitioners are concerned.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR. No.32966 of 2022

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to call for the records relating to the case in D.V.A. No.8 of 2022 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Pollachi, Coimbatore District and quash the same.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR. No.33350 of 2022

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to call for the records pertaining to D.V.A. No.175 of 2021 insofar as the order dated 14.12.2021 pending on the file of the Special Court for trial of Domestic Violence Act Cases, Coimbatore and quash the same.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR. No.33623 of 2022

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to call for the records and quash the proceedings as against the petitioners in D.V.A. No.167 of 2020 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate (Special Court to try cases under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act) Court, Coimbatore.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR. No.33780 of 2022

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to call for the entire records connected in D.V.A. No.3 of 2022 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Madukkarai, Coimbatore District and quash the same against the petitioners.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR. No.33937 of 2022

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to call for the records in D.V.C. No.263 of 2022 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Mayiladuthurai and quash the same as against the petitioners.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR. No.34048 of 2022

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to call for the records in D.V.C. No.8 of 2021 dated 27.04.2020 against the petitioners on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court, Thiruvottriyur and quash the same.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR. No.34753 of 2022

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to call for the records relating to the impugned proceedings made in D.V.C. No.5 of 2022 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.I, Poonamallee and quash the same.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR. No.35061 of 2022

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to call for the records pertaining to D.V. No.6 of 2022 initiated under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, against the petitioner at the behest of the first respondent pending before the Additional Mahila Court, Alandur and quash the same.

Prayer in Crl.O.P. SR