K. Kumar v. K. Manjula

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATE : 31.08.2021

CORAM

THE HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE C.V.KARTHIKEYAN Crl.O.P.No.25546 of 2015 and M.P.No.1 of 2015 1.K.Kumar 2.K.Krishnambal 3.R.Selvam 4.K.Rajaram

...Petitioners

vs.

K.Manjula

...Respondents

Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. to call for the records relating to the compliant in M.C.No.5 of 2015 on the file of the learned First Additional District Munsif Cum, Judicial Magistrate No.1,Ulundurpet and quash the same.

For Petitioners : M/s.N.Manokaran.

For Respondent : No appearance.

ORDER

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.

2. Accordingly, the Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. The connected Miscellaneous Petition is closed. Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS VIII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar ssk https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

To I Additional District Munsif Cum, Judicial Magistrate No.1, Ulundurpet.

Crl.O.P.No.25546 of 2015 and M.P.No.1 of 2015 KV (CO) K.RK. (21.09.2021) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/