IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 17-12-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE S. SOUNTHAR

CMP.No.5535 and 5537 of 2025

1. R.Rajkumar

2. E.Ravishankar

3. R.Vanitha Petitioners

Vs

1. Swapna

2.Rohini Lakshmanan Respondents PRAYER: Civil Revision Petition filed under Article 227 of the Constitution of India to call for the records pertaining to the impugned summons issued in DVC.No.97/2024 issued by the learned IX Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet,

Chennai.

For Petitioners: Mr.K.S.Viswanathan, Senior

Counsel

for M/s.Ali Hassan Khan

For Respondents M/s.Kempraj for R1

R2-No appearance

ORDER

The Civil Revision Petition is filed seeking to quash the summons issued by the learned Magistrate while entertaining the complaint preferred by the 1^st respondent under the provisions of Domestic Violence Act.

2. The learned Senior Counsel for the petitioners submitted that the complaint preferred under Section 12 of Domestic Violence Act is predominantly civil in nature. Therefore, the learned magistrate ought not have issued summons to the petitioners and if he is prima facie satisfied with the case of the respondent, he should have issued only ordinary notice.

3. Now, it has been settled by various dec