Kulwant Rai Saini And Another v. State Of Punjab And Another

CRM-M-8983-2018 -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 201-A CRM-M-8983-2018 Date of Decision: 24.07.2024 Kulwant Rai Saini and another .... Petitioners

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State of Punjab and another .... Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present: - Mr. R.S. Chauhan, Advocate for the petitioners. Ms. Guramrit Kaur, DAG, Punjab.

Mr. Veneet Sharma, Advocate for respondent No. 2. NIDHI GUPTA, J. (ORAL) Prayer in the present petition filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is for quashing of Application No. 48/226/217 under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (for short- 'the DV Act'), titled as 'Deepika vs. Harbhajan Singh and others' and all subsequent proceedings arising therefrom, including the summoning order dated 03.05.2017, pending adjudication before the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Amritsar. At the very outset, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that he may be permitted to withdraw the present petition with liberty to take recourse to the appropriate remedy, in accordance with RISHU KATARIA 2024.07.24 18:32 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.

CRM-M-8983-2018 -2law, in view of judgment dated 24.04.2023 passed by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in CRM-M-19553-2023, titled as 'Jaspal Kaur Alias Pinki and others vs. State of Punjab and another', wherein it has been held that 'the proceedings under Section 12 of the DV Act are civil in nature, therefore, a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. or revision under Section 397 Cr.P.C., assailing the order passed in complaint filed under the provisions of DV Act are not maintainable'. In view of the above, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn, with the liberty aforesaid.

24.07.2024 ( NIDHI GUPTA ) rishu JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned Yes/No Whether Reportable Yes/No RISHU KATARIA 2024.07.24 18:32 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment.