IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA Cr. MMO No. 224 of 2026 Reserved on: 24.03.2026 Date of Decision: 06.05.2026 Ashwani Mahajan & another ...Petitioners Versus State of H.P. & others ...Respondents Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting? No.

For the Petitioner : Mr Ganesh Barowalia, C Advocate.

For the respondents No. 1 : Mr Lokender Kutlehira, /State Additional Advocate General.

Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioners have filed the present petition for quashing of the proceedings in case No. DV Act/64/2025, pending before learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Palampur, District Kangra, H.P. (learned Trial Court). (Parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same manner as they were arrayed before the learned Trial Court for convenience).

2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present petition are that the complainants filed a complaint under sections 12, 18, 19, 20 and 22 of the Protection of W.omen from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (D.V. Act) before the learned Trial Court. It was asserted that complainant No.1 (Suruchi) is the legally wedded wife of respondent No.1. The marriage between the parties was solemnis