Kalpana Devi, F/A-65 v. Pa.Sureda

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 03.03.2022

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE THIRU JUSTICE G.CHANDRASEKHARAN Crl.O.P.No.23902 of 2016 and Crl.M.P.No.11362 of 2016 Kalpana Devi ... Petitioner vs Pa.Sureda ... Respondent Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C to call for the records in D.V.C.No.10 of 2016 on the file of Judicial Magistrate No.II, Puducherry and quash the same. For Petitioner :

Mr.G.Mohanakrishnan For respondent :

Mr.C.D.Johnson

O R D E R

This Criminal Original Petition is filed to call for the records pertaining to D.V.C.10 of 2016 pending on the file of the Judicial Magistrate No.II, Puducherry and quash the same.

2. When the matter is taken up today, both the learned counsel for the petitioner and the respondent are present. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the Hon'ble Mr.Justice N.Anand Venkatesh, in a batch of Crl.O.Ps, issued a series of directions with regard to cases filed under Domestic Violence Act and finally held that the petition for quashing under Section 482 Cr.P.C is not maintainable.

3. This Court, in view of the Judgment in Crl.O.P.Nos.28458, 16411 of 2019 etc., batch dated 18.01.2021 reported in (2021) 2 CTC 57 (P.Pathmanathan and others vs V. Monica and others) finds that the petition to quash filed in this Criminal Original Petition is not maintainable and dismiss https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

the Crl.O.P.No.23902 of 2016. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petition is closed.

Sd/- Assistant Registrar(CS-VII) //True Copy// Sub Assistant Registrar sr To The Judicial Magistrate No.II, Puducherry +1cc to Mr.G.Mohanakrishnan, Advocate, S.R.No.14224 Crl.O.P.No.23902 of 2016 GMR(CO) SU(16/03/2022) https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/