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UTTARAKHAND HIGH COURT
Prafulla C. Pant, J.
Nirmal Jeet Kaur —Petitioner
versus
State of Uttarakhand & Ors. —Respondents
Criminal Miscellaneous Application No. 833 of 2010
Decided on 16.8.2012

Advocates:
Counsel for the Parties:
For the Petitioner:Ms. Prabha Naithani, Advocate.
For the State: Mr. Vipul Painuli, AGA.
For the Respondent Nos. 2 & 3:Mr. Hari Mohan Bhatia, Advocate.

Headnote:Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005—Sections 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 28 and 31—Petition under Section 482 CrPC for quashing of order passed by Courts below allowing an application filed by respondents 2 and 3 and setting aside interim ex parte order—Proceedings based on an application under Section 12 of Act, 2005 are not the proceeding of trial of an offence—Rather such proceedings are quasi civil in nature, like the one under Section 125 of CrPC—Under CrPC in respect of proceedings under Section 125 of CrPC, there is proviso to Section 126(2) which empowers Magistrate to recall an ex parte order—As such setting aside of ex parte order by Magistrate under Domestic Violence Act, 2005 could not be said to be arbitrary or against basic principles of judicial procedure, particularly when Section 28(2) provides that nothing in sub-section (1) shall prevent Court from laying down its own procedure for disposal of an application under Section 12 or sub-section (2) of Section 23—No interference called for with impugned orders passed by Courts below—Petition dismissed. (Paras 7 and 8)

       Result: Petition dismissed.

       

JUDGMENT

Prafulla C. Pant, J— Heard.

2. By means of this petition moved under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., the petitioner has sought quashing of the order dated 28.5.2010 passed by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate II, Dehradun in Case No.201 of 2010, whereby said court allowed an application 18A moved by the respondent Nos. 2 and 3, and set aside ex parte order dated 16.2.2010 on payment of costs of Rs.1,500 to the petitioner. The petitioner has further challenged before this Court order dated 28.8.2010 passed by the appellate Court (Additional District Judge IV at Dehradun) in Criminal Appeal No.45 of 2010, whereby said Court has affirmed the order passed by the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate on 28.5.2010.

3. Brief facts of the Case are that the petitioner Nirmal Jeet Kaur got married to the respondent No.2, Trilok Singh on 23.12.2005, and a son Master Harpreet Singh Walia @ Paras born out of the wedlock on 29.11.2007. Thereafter it appears that relations between the parties to matrimony got soured and the petitioner Nirmal Jeet Kaur moved an application under Section 12 read with Section 18, 19, 20, and 21 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. In said Case learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate II Dehradun on receipt of report of Protection Officer relating to alleged cruelty, as an interim measure directed the respondent No.2 Trilok Singh (Husband) and respondent No.3 Niranjan Kaur (Mother-in-law of the petitioner) not to oust them from the house situated at Ram Nivas, Majara Opposite Hilton School, within the limits of Police Station Patel Nagar, Dehradun, till the pendency of the case. Said order was an ex parte order. Thereafter the respondents put up their appearance and moved an application on 18A for setting aside ex parte order dated 16.2.2010, and hear to matter on merits, with the pleading that the respondents had no knowledge of proceedings till 17.2.2012. The petitioner filed objection 26C before trial Court against said application and after hearing the parties, the trial Court allowed application l8A and set aside order dated 16.2.2010 on payment costs of Rs.l,500 to the petitioner. Aggrieved by said order the petitioner filed Criminal Appeal, which is dismissed by learned Additional District Judge IV, Dehradun vide impugned order dated 28.8.2010. Hence this petition.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner argued before this court that the Magistrate erred in law in setting aside ex-parte interim order as there was no such power with him under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. It is further contended that the ex parte interim order, passed on 16.2.2010 was in consonance of Section 23 of the Act which empowers of the Magistrate to pass to grant interim an ex parte orders.

5. On the other hand, in reply to above, learned respondent Nos.2 & 3 drew attention of this Court to sub-section (2), of Section 28 Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act 2005, which reads as under:

Nothing in sub-section (1) shall prevent the Court from laying down its own procedure for disposal of an application under Section 12 or under sub-section (2) of Section.

6. As to the procedure of the proceeding under Protection of Women From Domestic Violence Act, 2005 sub-Section (1) of sub-section (28) provides that save as otherwise provided in the Act of proceeding under Section 12, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 and under Section 31 shall be governed by the provision of Code of Criminal Procedure 1973.

7. The question, before Court, is that whether in the light of expression “its own procedure for proposal of an application”, can the Magistrate recall its order passed. under Section 23 or not. Certainly said expression does not give the Magistrate power to pass arbitrary orders or to pass such an order which is against the known basic principles of judicial procedure. In the opinion of this Court what aforesaid expression authorities the Magistrate is that he can pass such an order whic








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