W. DIENGDOH
Abhishek Agarwala – Appellant
Versus
Komal Poddar – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. The petitioner has come before this Court with this petition under Section 482 Cr.PC with a prayer to quash the criminal proceedings in CR Case No. 110 (T) of 2021 under Section 12 of the DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT , (D V Act ), 2005 pending before the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class at Shillong.
2. Heard Mr. K.Ch. Gautam, learned counsel for the petitioner who has submitted that the petitioner and the respondent were married in accordance with their personal law. However, after the marriage, the relationship between the two ran into rough waters and the marriage failed leading to them living separately. The respondent thereafter filed a petition for dissolution of marriage before the Court of the Deputy Commissioner (Judicial), Shillong registered as (Mat) Div. Case No. 45(T) 2018, which case is still pending. Another case has also been filed by the respondent being CR Case No. 330 (S) 2019 pending before the court of the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Shillong.
3. The learned counsel has also submitted that the respondent, two years after filing of the said complaint case against the petitioner has approached the court of the Judicial Magistra
The Domestic Violence Act proceedings are civil in nature, and the proper procedure involves issuing notices rather than summons, emphasizing the distinction from criminal jurisdiction.
Proceedings initiated under Section 12 seeking reliefs under Sections 18 to 23 are civil in nature – Proceedings under Section 200 of Cr.P.C. and other relevant provisions of Cr.P.C. are not to be fo....
(1) Relief sought for under Chapter IV of D.V. Act is not in nature of a formal accusation like in a criminal case and person against whom such a relief is sought for, is not an accused before Magist....
(1) Relief sought for under Chapter IV of D.V. Act is not in nature of a formal accusation like in a criminal case and person against whom such a relief is sought for, is not an accused before Magist....
A petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C would not lie to quash an application under Section 12 of the D.V Act.
A petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C would not lie to quash an application under Section 12 of the D.V. Act.
The High Court affirmed that applications under Section 482 Cr.P.C. are maintainable against proceedings under the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 to prevent abuse of process, invalidating the prior judg....
The main legal point established in the judgment is the maintainability of a petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to challenge the proceedings filed under Chapter IV of the D.V.Act, and the availabi....
Section 28 of Act provides for following procedure to be followed by a Magistrate while dealing with application for reliefs.
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