and 7th O ctober, she filed tw o non-cognizable com plaints and reported
that she w as forced to flee to M um bai, to protect herself and she
believes and apprehends being under constant surveillance at the
instance of her husband and son in their attem pt to keep a w atch on
her actions, w hereby she w as frightened and harassed by them .
Whereafter, on 28th O ctober, she filed an application under S ection 12
of the D .V . A ct, that is w ithin 23 days, after her arrival in M um bai from
Hyderabad. What appears from the com plaint, and argum ent is that
Respondents being highly influential persons in Hyderabad and
although A pplicant has ventured to lodge a com plaint against them ,
she w ont be able to secure any relief from police or such other agency
under the D .V . A ct. How ever, it is to be stated that since her date of
m arriage i.e. D ecem ber, 1993 till S eptem ber, 2021, though she w as
subjected to dom estic violence, she had not taken any m easure to
protect her life, property or to prevent the Respondents from causing
or inflicting dom estic violence to her. In the backdrop of these facts, it
is to be ascertained, w hether application under S ection 12 filed by the
Petitioner discloses or im plies her intention to reside at a place in
M um bai or w as it just casual or flying visit to acquire jurisdiction. A s
such to ascertain her intention I have perused the application.
