Kannammal v. R.Brunda

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 19.02.2021

CORAM:

THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.SIVAGNANAM Crl.O.P.No.10455 of 2015 and M.P.No.1 of 2015 1.Kannammal 2.S.Subbulakshmi ... Petitioners Vs.

1.R.Brunda 2.Minor R.Saran ... Respondents PRAYER: Criminal Original Petitions filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. to call for the records pertaining to the case in D.V.A.No.2 of 2015 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Mettupalayam and quash the same. For petitioners : Mr.I.C.Vasudevan For Respondents : No Appearance

ORDER

This petition has been filed to quash the proceedings in D.V.A.No.2 of 2015 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Mettupalayam.

2.The learned counsel for the petitioners submitted that the petitioners are the in-laws of the 1st respondent herein and the marriage between the 1st petitioner's son viz.,Raja and the 1st respondent Viz.,Brunda was solemnized on 27.02.2009. Thereafter, due to matrimonial disputes the 1st respondent and her husband were living separately from the matrimonial home. Under this circumstance, the 1st respondent herein filed a petition under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act in D.V.A.No.2 of 2015 on the file of the learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Mettupalayam and implicated the petitioner as party to the petition and sought action as against them under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act. The said D.V.A.No.2 of 2015 is pending for trial. At this stage, the petitioners herein who are the in-laws of the 1st respondent pray to quash the proceedings in D.V.A.No.2 of 2015. https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

3. Heard Mr.I.C.Vasudevan, learned counsel for the petitioners.

4.This Court, in Crl.O.P.No.28458 of [Dr.P.Pathmanathan and others vs. Tmt.V.Monica and others ], vide order dated 19.01.2021, after elaborately considering the nature of the proceedings under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act before the criminal Court and after considering the various decisions of the Supreme Court, dismissed the original petition holding that the proceedings under said Act in a Criminal Court are civil in nature; the truthfulness of allegation in the case has to be decided by letting in evidence in the trial Court; by invoking the provisions under Section 482 Cr.P.C., the proceedings before the trial Court cannot be quashed.

5. In this Criminal Original Petition, the petitioner seeks to quash the proceedings in D.V.A.No.2 of 2015 before the learned Judicial Magistrate Court, Mettupalayam. 6.In view of the above said decision, the prayer in this criminal original petition is unsustainable. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar vsn To 1.The Judicial Magistrate, Mettupalayam, Coimbatore District.

2.The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras.

Crl.O.P.No.10455 of 2015 and M.P.No.1 of 2015 SR-II(CO) CB(10/03/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/