Nikhil Rajendra More VS Vishakha Nikhil More

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ABHAY J. MANTRI
Nikhil Rajendra More – Appellant
Versus
Vishakha Nikhil More – Respondent

Advocates:
Counsel for the Parties:
For the Petitioners:Mr. R. S. Deshmukkh, Senior Counsel a/w. Mr. Nilanjam Pande i/b. Mr. Rahul Joshi and Mr. Wakale Raviraj Tukaram, Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. S. B. Solanke, Advocate

JUDGMENT

Heard. Rule. Rule is made returnable forthwith and heard finally, with the consent of the respective parties, at the admission stage.

2. The petitioners assail the judgment and order dated 07th May, 2025, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (for short, “learned Additional Sessions Judge”) in PWDVA Appeal No. 30 of 2025, whereby dismissed the appeal and confirmed the order dated 28th January, 2025, passed by the learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (for short, “learned Magistrate”) in PWDVA No. 85 of 2024, below Exh.6, whereby rejected the application filed by the petitioners, raising an objection that the learned Magistrate at Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar has no jurisdiction to try and entertain the application under the provisions of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (for short, ‘D.V. Act’), and held that the learned Magistrate has jurisdiction to try, entertain and decide the application.

Factual Matrix :-

3. On 29th November, 2022, Petitioner No.1 married the respondent. Until December 2022, the respondent resided with Petitioner No. 1 at her matrimonial house in Latur. On 27th March, 2