V.Revathy v. Mrs.Shoba

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED : 31.07.2015 C O R A M THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE P.N.PRAKASH CRL.OP.Nos.20958 & 24236 of 2012 & Crl.O.P.No.18027 of 2013 M.P.Nos.1 to 1 of 2012 V.Revathy

...Petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.20958/12

N.C.Venkatesan ...Petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.24236/12 V.Naveen ...Petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.18027/13 Vs.

Mrs. Shoba ... Respondent in all the Crl.O.Ps. PRAYER IN ALL THE CRL.O.Ps.: These Criminal Original Petitions have been filed under Section 482 of Cr.P.C to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.2083 of 2012 pending on the file of X Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai.

For Petitioners in all the Crl.O.Ps. : V.Anantha Ramakrishnan For Respondent in all the Crl.O.Ps. : Mr. N.Dharanikumar COMMON ORDER These Criminal Original Petitions have been filed to quash the proceedings in C.C.No.2083 of 2012 filed by the respondent as unsustainable in law.

2.Heard the learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the respondent.

3.It is seen that the respondent got married to one R. Vasu, on 12.03.2000, and they have two children through the wedlock. Their matrimonial life ran into rough weather and they got estranged. The respondent launched Domestic Violence Proceedings in C.C.No.2083 of 2012, before the X Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai, against her husband Vasu, her parents-in-law, her sisters-in-law and also against her own parents.

Challenging the Domestic Violence Proceedings, Revathy (Sisters-in-law), N.C.Venkatesan (Revathy's husband) and V.Naveen (Revathy's son) are before this Court for quashing the same. On a complete reading of the complaint, it is seen that the petitioners are residing elsewhere. Even according to https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/

the complaint, the allegations against these petitioners, in paragraph 9 are indeed very vague. As stated above, the respondent had included her own parents namely, Mr. & Mrs. Nagarathinam as respondents 7 and 8, in the Domestic Violence Proceedings and it appears that the proceedings against them have been quashed in Crl.O.P.No.16555 of 2012 on 10.07.2013.

4. Be that as it may, there are no allegations against the petitioners herein warranting proceedings to be initiated.

5. In the result, these Criminal Original Petitions are allowed and the proceedings in C.C.No.2083 of 2012 on the file of the X Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai against the petitioners herein is hereby quashed. Consequently, connected miscellaneous petitions are closed.

smi s/d- Assistant Registrar(CS-IV) True Copy Sub-Assistant Registrar To 1.The X Metropolitan Magistrate, Egmore, Chennai

2. The Public Prosecutor, High Court, Madras. + 3 cc to Mr.N.R.Anantharamakrishnan, Advocate SRs 39739 (39740 & 39741/8.9.2015) + 1 cc to Mr.Dharanikumar, Advocate SR 39734 kgk(co) prk13/8 CRL.OP.Nos.20958 & 24236 of 2012 & Crl.O.P.No.18027 of 2013 https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/hcservices/