S. Harshavardhan v. Udhayalakshmi
Case brief
What is this about?
CRP No. 4877 of 2025, Madras High Court, decided 03-12-2025, S. Sounthar J. Husband's Article 227 petition to quash wife's Domestic Violence Act complaint (DVC No.85 of 2024, XVII Metropolitan Magistrate, Saidapet) filed nearly 1.5 years after separation; dismissed following Full Bench ruling in Arul Daniel v. Suganya (2022) SCC Online Mad 5435 — maintainability and preliminary issues (shared household/domestic relationship, Section 12 D.V. Act) to be raised before the Magistrate itself, appeal lies under Section 29 D.V. Act; no costs; personal appearance of petitioner dispensed with unless absolutely necessary as proceedings are predominantly civil in nature. Keywords: Domestic Violence Act, Article 227 supervisory jurisdiction, quashing DV complaint, maintainability, preliminary issues, DVC, Metropolitan Magistrate Saidapet.
What did the court decide?
Civil Revision Petition dismissed with no order as to costs; petitioner at liberty to move the concerned Magistrate for appropriate remedy as per the law laid down in the Arul Daniel case; personal appearance of the petitioner during enquiry before the Magistrate dispensed with unless absolutely necessary.