Nareddy Venkatramana Reddy, S/O. Raji Reddy, v. Nareddy Bhagyalaxmi , Kaveri, W/O. Venkatramana Reddy

HON'BLE Dr. JUSTICE B. SIVA SANKARA RAO CRIMINAL PETITION No.6550 of 2017 ORDER :

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioners under Section 482 Cr.P.C seeking to quash the proceedings in D.V.C. No.3 of 2017 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate of First Class, Vemulawada. 2) Heard the learned counsel for petitioners and the learned Public Prosecutor for the State and perused the material on record. 3) As observed by this Court in Gaddameedi Nagamani V. The St at e of Telangana rep. by Public Prosecut or (Crl.P (SR) Nos.22371 of 2015 and batch), the application to quash the D.V.C. proceedings is not sustainable from the efficacious appeal remedy is available under Section 29 of the Domestic Violence Act.

4) In view of the above, the Criminal Petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioners to file an application for one to represent others under Section 37 of Criminal Rules of Practice, it is for the learned Magistrate to consider and permit. Needless to say, as the petitioners instead of filing an appeal before the Sessions Judge approached this Court, the appellate Court can entertain the appeal without insisting the limitation period by invoking Section 14 of the Limitation Act.

5) Miscellaneous petitions pending, if any, in the Criminal Petition shall stand closed.

____________________________ Dr. B. SIVA SANKARA RAO, J Date: 01.08.2017 pab