Domestic Violence Act | Proceedings Under Section 12 Of DV Act Cannot Be Equated With Lodging A Criminal Complaint

Case: Altaf Ahmad Zargar Vs Mst Sana & Ors

Coram: Justice Sanjay Dhar

Case No.: CRM(M) No.386/2021

Court Observation: “The learned Magistrate would be well within his jurisdiction to cancel the interim order of monetary compensation if he, upon going through the response of the husband and his relatives, finds that they have been unnecessarily roped in or that no case for grant of interim monetary compensation is made out. Since the proceedings under Section 12 of the DV Act are not, in strict sense, criminal in nature, as such, bar to alter/revoke an order by a Magistrate is not attracted to these proceedings”.

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Keywords

section 12 Of DV Act, Domestic Violence Act