M. Pavunuthaaye v. M. Revathy Priya

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 09.09.2021

CORAM

THE HON'BLE Mr. JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN Crl.O.P.Nos.24360 & 24429 of 2015 and Crl.M.P.Nos.1 & 1 of 2015 1.M.Pavunuthaaye 2.C.Mahalingam 3.M.Kannan 4.M.Divya 5.Meena 6.Uma 7.Padmanabhan 8.K.V.Jayaraj 9.Maragatham 10.T.Virumandi 11.V.Palaniammal 12.V.Vimala 13.V.Vetri 14.C.Muthulakshmi 15.C.Sivanandi 16.C.Devi 17.S.Kalaivani 18.S.Sudha 19.Pandi 20.Ravi 21.Somasundaram 22.Selvam 23.Manickam 24.Jayagandhi .. Petitioners/Accused 10-14, 16-34 (in Crl.O.P.No.24360 of 2015) 1.B.Gowri 2.S.Balamurugan 3.B.Sharmila 4.J.Jayarathi 5.S.Karthikeyan .. Petitioners / Accused 2-4, 7 & 8 (in Crl.O.P.No.24429 of 2015) Vs.

M.Revathy Priya .. Respondent / Complainant (in both Crl.O.Ps) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

Prayer in both Crl.O.Ps:- Criminal Original Petitions filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., to call for the records in D.V.A.C.No.63 of 2014 on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.II, Coimbatore and to quash the same.

For Petitioners ..

No appearance (in both Crl.O.Ps) For Respondent ..

Mr.Sridaran (in both Crl.O.Ps) COMMON ORDER These Criminal Original Petitions have been filed to call for the records in D.V.No.63 of 2014 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate Court No.II at Coimbatore and to quash the same.

2.A learned Single Judge of this Court in a batch of cases in Crl.O.P.No.28458 of 2019 etc., batch, vide common order dated 18.01.2021, in Dr.P.Pathmanathan and 2 others v. Tmt.V.Monica and another (2021 (2) CTC 57), had very categorically held that any proceedings questioning the pendency of complaints preferred under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, should only be preferred as a Civil Revision Petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India and that the petition under Section 482 of Cr.P.C., would not lie and the same is not maintainable.

3.Accordingly, these Criminal Original Petitions stands dismissed. The connected Miscellaneous Petitions are closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS III) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar smv To The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Coimbatore.

Crl.O.P.Nos.24360 & 24429 of 2015 and Crl.M.P.Nos.1 & 1 of 2015 LN (CO) PR (01/10/2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/