JUDGEMENT
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(1.)Heard Mr. K.U. Ahmed, learned counsel for the petitioners. Also heard Mr. B. Sarma, learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State/respondent No.1 and Ms. M. Pathak, learned counsel for the respondent No.2
(2.)By filing an application under Sec. 482 Cr.P.C., the petitioners have sought for quashing of a proceeding of D.V. Misc. Case No.22/2020 pending in the court of learned JMFC, Kamrup, Hajo.
(3.)The brief facts of the case is that the respondent No. 2 as petitioner filed a petition under Sec. 12 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (hereinafter for brevity as D.V. Act) before the JMFC, Kamrup, Hajo, which was registered as D.V. Misc. Case No.22/2020. In the said case, the present petitioners were arrayed as respondents. The grievance in the said petition against the petitioners is that the respondent No.2 and her son were subjected to torture both physically as well as mentally by the present petitioners and the petitioners forcefully drove away the respondent No. 2 and her son in the year 1999 from her matrimonial home. In connection with the said incident, the respondent No.2 lodged an FIR before the Hajo police station on 17/6/2019 which was registered as Hajo P.S. Case No.466/2019 under Sec. 294/325/506/34 IPC. In the said petition, the respondent No.2 prayed for relief/reliefs under Ss. 18/19/20/21/23 of the D.V. Act along with an interim prayer of maintenance for herself and her son.
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