Legal Fighter
13 June 2009 at 10:15
I urgently need a certified copy of judgment in respect to the below news in "The Hindu" dated 16.05.2009. Can anybody help me getting the certified copy of the same. I am ready to pay the charges incurred for the same. Pls help me.
Victim cannot seek remedy under two different enactments for same cause: HC
Mohamed Imranullah S.
As a police complaint had already been filed, cognisance cannot be taken under Domestic Violence Act
MADURAI: Judicial Magistrates cannot take cognisance of a complaint under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 if the victim had already lodged a complaint with the police under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the Madras High Court has ruled.
Disposing of a petition filed in the Madurai Bench by a family from Dindigul, Justice V. Periya Karuppiah held that a victim could not seek remedy under two different enactments for the same cause of action as it would amount to double jeopardy which was prohibited under the Constitutional law.
The Judge also said that a woman could not demand action, under the Act, against her in-laws for writing a letter to her husband’s office seeking his employment details. He agreed with petitioners’ counsel N. Veera Kathiravan that the complainant would not be in anyway aggrieved by such a letter.
An aged woman, her daughter and son-in-law had filed the present petition seeking to quash an order passed by the Dindigul Judicial Magistrate-II who took cognisance of a complaint lodged by the former’s daughter-in-law alleging that the petitioners assaulted her and also wrote letters to her office and that of her husband.
“Apply mind”
Stating that the mother-in-law alone could be prosecuted for writing a letter to her daughter-in-law’s office, Mr. Justice Karuppiah said: “When a complaint is filed under the Act, the lower court must apply its mind and ensure if the allegations attract provisions of the special enactment. But in this case, it has been taken on file abruptly.”
The Judge quashed the case with respect to the victim’s sister-in-law and brother-in-law on the ground that there was no evidence to prove that they assisted in writing the letter.
In so far as the allegation of assault was concerned, a complaint was pending with the police and hence the victim could not invoke the 2005 Act, he said.
Jagesh Shah
08 June 2009 at 21:24
For an HUF having properties in two states, whilst division one member getting the property in Mumbai and the other 4 getting an undivided share of a property in Vapi, Gujarat.
Kindly guide as to -
1. Should the partition deed be executed fully encompassing both the properties in one deed, or two deeds so as to facilitate the registeration and transfer of these properties differently in both the two states?
2. What would be registeration charges on these properties - Full rate of 6% or a differential lowere rate?
Khaleel Ahmed Mohammed
07 June 2009 at 17:49
Why Hindu citizenz of India protest against the present law of dissolution of Hindu Marriages. Some easy procedure to be adopted by making necessary ammendments in the present law.
Do Hindu brothers think biganmy should be permissible, instead of illegal affairs?
kaushikphm
06 June 2009 at 19:49
Dear Sir,
My sister and myself plan to partition a house in chennai.Could you please provide partition deed in tamil.
Kamal Grover
04 June 2009 at 12:03
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R. K. Shukla
31 May 2009 at 12:49
What are the minimum age for legal marriage in various laws?
R. K. Shukla
31 May 2009 at 12:46
Whether a husband can demand the salary of his wife ? Whether he has any legal right in this regard?
R. K. Shukla
31 May 2009 at 12:42
Whether matter of probate of a will by any person can be referred to Arbitrator?
Satish
30 May 2009 at 22:28
Whether it is necessary to make adulter as co-respondent in a divorce case filed on the ground of cruelity and adultery by the husband.
Khaleel Ahmed Mohammed
30 May 2009 at 18:34
A male christian married to Hindu female as per the marriage tradintions of both relegions, and got marriage registered with appropriate authority.
Q. Husband wanted to divorce wife?What shall husband do to get divorce from the Court.Which law to be applicable for divorce proceedings, either Hindu Law or Christian Law?
Need copy of below Judgment of Madras HC (Madurai Bench)
I urgently need a certified copy of judgment in respect to the below news in "The Hindu" dated 16.05.2009. Can anybody help me getting the certified copy of the same. I am ready to pay the charges incurred for the same. Pls help me.
Victim cannot seek remedy under two different enactments for same cause: HC
Mohamed Imranullah S.
As a police complaint had already been filed, cognisance cannot be taken under Domestic Violence Act
MADURAI: Judicial Magistrates cannot take cognisance of a complaint under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 if the victim had already lodged a complaint with the police under the provisions of the Indian Penal Code, the Madras High Court has ruled.
Disposing of a petition filed in the Madurai Bench by a family from Dindigul, Justice V. Periya Karuppiah held that a victim could not seek remedy under two different enactments for the same cause of action as it would amount to double jeopardy which was prohibited under the Constitutional law.
The Judge also said that a woman could not demand action, under the Act, against her in-laws for writing a letter to her husband’s office seeking his employment details. He agreed with petitioners’ counsel N. Veera Kathiravan that the complainant would not be in anyway aggrieved by such a letter.
An aged woman, her daughter and son-in-law had filed the present petition seeking to quash an order passed by the Dindigul Judicial Magistrate-II who took cognisance of a complaint lodged by the former’s daughter-in-law alleging that the petitioners assaulted her and also wrote letters to her office and that of her husband.
“Apply mind”
Stating that the mother-in-law alone could be prosecuted for writing a letter to her daughter-in-law’s office, Mr. Justice Karuppiah said: “When a complaint is filed under the Act, the lower court must apply its mind and ensure if the allegations attract provisions of the special enactment. But in this case, it has been taken on file abruptly.”
The Judge quashed the case with respect to the victim’s sister-in-law and brother-in-law on the ground that there was no evidence to prove that they assisted in writing the letter.
In so far as the allegation of assault was concerned, a complaint was pending with the police and hence the victim could not invoke the 2005 Act, he said.