{"id":3116,"date":"2013-03-25T09:46:03","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T04:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mynation.net\/docs\/?p=3116"},"modified":"2013-03-25T09:48:08","modified_gmt":"2013-03-25T04:18:08","slug":"160-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mynation.net\/docs\/160-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"No DV, After year of Separation"},"content":{"rendered":"

IN\u00a0THE\u00a0HIGH\u00a0COURT\u00a0OF\u00a0JUDICATURE\u00a0AT\u00a0BOMBAY CRIMINAL\u00a0APPELLATE\u00a0JURISDICTION<\/strong><\/p>\n

CRIMINAL\u00a0APPLICATION\u00a0NO.\u00a0160\u00a0OF\u00a02011<\/p>\n

Sejal\u00a0Dharmesh\u00a0Ved ..\u00a0\u00a0Applicant
\nVs.
\nThe\u00a0State\u00a0of\u00a0Maharashtra\u00a0&\u00a0Ors. ..\u00a0\u00a0Respondents<\/p>\n

Mr.\u00a0Amit\u00a0S.\u00a0Dhutia\u00a0i\/b\u00a0Niranjan\u00a0Mundargi\u00a0for\u00a0the\u00a0Applicant.
\nMrs.\u00a0A.\u00a0A.\u00a0Mane,\u00a0APP\u00a0for\u00a0Respondent\u00a0No.1 \u00adState.<\/p>\n

CORAM :\u00a0\u00a0MRS.\u00a0ROSHAN\u00a0DALVI,\u00a0J.
\nDATE :\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a07th MARCH,\u00a02013.<\/p>\n

1. The \u00a0 applicant\u00adwife \u00a0 has \u00a0 challenged \u00a0 the \u00a0 order \u00a0 of \u00a0 the \u00a0 Court \u00a0 of Sessions\u00a0at\u00a0Greater\u00a0Bombay\u00a0dated\u00a027.10.2010\u00a0holding\u00a0 that\u00a0her\u00a0 application under\u00a0the\u00a0Prevention\u00a0of\u00a0Women\u00a0from\u00a0Domestic\u00a0Violence\u00a0Act,\u00a02005\u00a0(D.V\u00a0Act)\u00a0is not\u00a0maintainable\u00a0because\u00a0she\u00a0was\u00a0not\u00a0in\u00a0any\u00a0domestic\u00a0relationship.<\/p>\n

2. The \u00a0 applicant \u00a0 married \u00a0 on \u00a0 04.05.1999. \u00a0 \u00a0 She \u00a0 lived \u00a0 with \u00a0 her husband\u00a0in\u00a0the\u00a0US.\u00a0\u00a0There\u00a0are\u00a0two\u00a0issues\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0marriage.\u00a0\u00a0She\u00a0returned\u00a0to India\u00a0on\u00a011.02.2009.<\/p>\n

3. She\u00a0filed\u00a0her\u00a0application\u00a0under\u00a0the\u00a0D.V\u00a0Act\u00a0on\u00a018.01.2010.<\/p>\n

4. The\u00a0learned\u00a0Judge\u00a0has\u00a0considered\u00a0that\u00a0under\u00a0these\u00a0circumstances, she\u00a0having\u00a0come\u00a0to\u00a0India\u00a0in\u00a0February,\u00a02009\u00a0and\u00a0having\u00a0filed\u00a0this\u00a0application\u00a0in January,\u00a02010,\u00a0there\u00a0was\u00a0no\u00a0domestic\u00a0relationship\u00a0between\u00a0the\u00a0parties.\u00a0\u00a0The learned\u00a0 Judge \u00a0 has\u00a0 considered\u00a0 the\u00a0 definition \u00a0 of\u00a0 domestic\u00a0 relationship.\u00a0 \u00a0 Of course,\u00a0that\u00a0relationship\u00a0is\u00a0defined\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0one\u00a0of\u00a0which\u00a0the\u00a0party\u00a0then\u00a0lived\u00a0and had\u00a0earlier\u00a0lived.\u00a0\u00a0That\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0during\u00a0the\u00a0subsistence\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0union\u00a0between them.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0application\u00a0under\u00a0the\u00a0D.\u00a0V.\u00a0Act\u00a0could\u00a0be\u00a0filed,\u00a0when\u00a0the\u00a0marriage union\u00a0subsisted.\u00a0\u00a0That\u00a0having\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0an\u00a0an\u00a0end\u00a0and\u00a0long\u00a0after\u00a0the\u00a0physical relationship\u00a0came\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0an\u00a0end,\u00a0she\u00a0having\u00a0returned\u00a0to\u00a0India,\u00a0she\u00a0cannot\u00a0be taken\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0living\u00a0in\u00a0any\u00a0domestic\u00a0relationship\u00a0in\u00a0India.<\/p>\n

5. A\u00a0wife\u00a0who\u00a0lived\u00a0in\u00a0 a\u00a0 domestic\u00a0 relationship\u00a0earlier,\u00a0 but\u00a0which ceases\u00a0only\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0any\u00a0domestic\u00a0violence\u00a0can\u00a0certainly\u00a0file\u00a0an\u00a0application for\u00a0such\u00a0domestic\u00a0violence\u00a0that\u00a0took\u00a0place\u00a0whilst\u00a0she\u00a0lived\u00a0in\u00a0that\u00a0relationship. Such\u00a0application\u00a0is\u00a0required\u00a0to\u00a0be\u00a0filed\u00a0within\u00a0a\u00a0reasonable\u00a0time\u00a0to\u00a0show\u00a0that relationship\u00a0would\u00a0give\u00a0her\u00a0the\u00a0cause\u00a0of\u00a0action\u00a0to\u00a0sue\u00a0under\u00a0the\u00a0D.V.\u00a0Act\u00a0for the\u00a0reliefs\u00a0under\u00a0the\u00a0Act.<\/p>\n

6. A\u00a0wife\u00a0who\u00a0has\u00a0returned\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0USA\u00a0and\u00a0consequently\u00a0from\u00a0the domestic\u00a0relationship\u00a0and\u00a0lived\u00a0in\u00a0India\u00a0for\u00a0one\u00a0year\u00a0cannot\u00a0file\u00a0an\u00a0application with\u00a0regard\u00a0to\u00a0that\u00a0relationship\u00a0after\u00a0such\u00a0time.\u00a0\u00a0Such\u00a0wife\u00a0cannot\u00a0be\u00a0taken\u00a0to be\u00a0in\u00a0any\u00a0domestic\u00a0relationship.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0order\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0learned\u00a0Judge\u00a0is,\u00a0therefore, correct.\u00a0 \u00a0 The\u00a0writ\u00a0 petition\u00a0is\u00a0 completely\u00a0 devoid\u00a0 of\u00a0merits\u00a0 and\u00a0 accordingly dismissed.<\/p>\n

(ROSHAN\u00a0DALVI,\u00a0J.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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