2010 (4) TMI 1182

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..... assed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge, Kopargaon, Dist. Ahmednagar in Cri. Revision Application No.52/2009. 2. The respondent No. 1 initiated proceeding before learned Judicial Magistrate (First Class), Rahata under the provisions of the Domestic Violence Act, 2005 against the petitioner and his relatives. The petitioners appeared before the Court and filed the written statement. There .....

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..... dice would be caused to the petitioners. 3. The learned advocate appearing for the petitioner asserted that there is no provisions in the Code of Criminal Procedure or in The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act (for short the Act), allowing applicant to amend her application. He invited my attention to the provisions of Section 12 of the Act and Rule 6 of The Protection of Women from .....

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..... order passed by the Court under the provisions of the Act. It is only after such breach, the respondent is treated as an accused under Section 31 of the Act. In other words, the proceeding under the Act are of the quasi civil nature and in such proceeding, the Court would have power to allow amendment in an application and written statement. 5. The petition should fail. It stands dismissed. Th .....

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