Crl. Misc. No.M-24934 of 2010 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-24934 of 2010 Date of Decision: August 26, 2010 Smt.Karamjit Kaur and others …..Petitioners Vs. The State of UT. Chandigarh and another …..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr.Sanjeev Sharma, Advocate for the petitioners. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioners seek the quashing of criminal proceedings initiated against them in a petition under Sections 12, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, (for short ‘the Act’) initiated by Manjeet Kaur, respondent No.2. Counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are distant relations. Petitioner No.1, 3 and 5 are the married sisters of Davinder Singh and petitioners No.2 and 4 are the brother-in-laws of Crl. Misc. No.M-24934 of 2010 [2] Davinder Singh. They have unnecessarily been impleaded as parties in the petition filed under the Act. It has been inter-alia argued that the females cannot be impleaded as respondents in an application under the Act in view of the definition of respondent in Section 2 (q) of the Act. I have heard counsel for the petitioners and I am of the opinion that the notice seems to have only been issued to the petitioners as they have been impleaded as respondents by the CJM. It will be open to the petitioners to file objections before the Court through a counsel. It will not be necessary for all the petitioners to appear in person, pursuant to the notice issued, unless and until there is a specific direction by the Court concerned directing the petitioners to appear before the Court. The objection that the females cannot be impleaded as respondents in view of definition of Section 2 (q) of the Act, can always be raised through a counsel before the trial Court. If any adverse order is passed against any of the petitioners, the said order is appealable under Section 29 of the Act. In view of the above said observations and the availability of an alternative remedy available, no ground is made out for interference in the exercise of powers under Section 482 Cr.P.C. Disposed of. August 26, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE