Crl. Misc. No. M-26812 of 2009 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-26812 of 2009 Date of Decision: July 26, 2010 Jaswinder Kaur …..Petitioner Vs. Manjinder Kaur …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr. J.J. Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Rajiv Joshi, Advocate for the respondent. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) It is claimed that the petitioner being a female cannot be impleaded as a respondent in proceedings under Section 12 of Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2000, (for short ‘the Act’). This plea can be raised by the petitioner by engaging a counsel. In case the petitioner is able to satisfy the trial Court that she cannot be a Crl. Misc. No. M-26812 of 2009 [2] respondent within the definition of Section 2 (q) of the Act, it will be open to the trial Court to drop the proceedings against the petitioner. Disposed of. July 26, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE