DVC-ATTENDANCE OF RESPONDENTS ON EVERY DATE OF HEARING?

Yes a valid debatable question.  You are right to the extent that the DV Act is quasi civil and quasi criminal in nature.  However, since the trial is being undertaken by a criminal court the criminal court procedures shall apply for the respondent and his absence shall be notified to the court in form of petition though there is no prescripttion for issue of warrant for his uninformed absence. 

Yes, Sir, Mr. Dawood Ahmed, I agree with your view point.  The same has been said by the single bench of Delhi High Court.  Hence, once interim relief (if prayer is there to such an extent) is granted, the respondents shall be allowed to remain absent till their cross examination stage comes.  Habits die hard and the magistrates are habitual of taking attendance of the accused/respondents and hence insist for their presence on every date of hearing or otherwise exemption applications in their absence.  If you face that problem, please approach the High Court seeking a general direction that specifically directed by the magistrate parties need not to appear in DV proceedings.  It will help several people and also give proper explanation about the provision in DV Act, that magistrate can evolve his own procedure to conduct the case.

truly said Mr.prabhakar, I came across with the same problem in the trial courts & filed exemption application for the respondents, A direction for lower courts in this matter is really needed.