Jitendra Kumar Yadav v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Petition under inherent jurisdiction sought quashing of a Domestic Violence Case filed under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act against the petitioner. The High Court declined to decide the maintainability objection, holding it could be raised before the trial Magistrate, and disposed of the petition with a direction to consider such an application if filed.
What did the court decide?
Application disposed of; petitioner free to raise maintainability before the learned Magistrate.