Dennis Speechly v. The State

HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE B. SIVA SANKARA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.9243 of 2017 ORDER:

Impugning the taking cognizance of D.V.C.No.4 of 2015 by the learned I Additional Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Jagityal, this application under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is filed. This Court in detail dealt with the issue in Gaddameedi Nagamani Vs. State of Telangana & Others1 by referring to several provisions of the Act including several expressions of the Apex Court of taking cognizance by numbering the case itself is an order prone to appeal under Section 29 of Domestic Violence Act as an efficacious remedy.

Having regard to the above, the Criminal petition is disposed of by giving liberty to the petitioner by virtue of this order to file appeal under Section 29 before the Court of Session within one week from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and in such event, the learned Sessions Judge shall entertain the appeal without considering the period of limitation. Consequently, miscellaneous petitions, if any shall stand closed.

_____________________________________ JUSTICE Dr. B.SIVA SANKARA RAO Date: 03.10.2017 ska 1 2015 (2) ALD (Crl.) 764