1 wp2987­10 jpc/­ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO.2987 OF 2010 Hitesh Solanki and others .. Petitioners Versus Bhakti H. Solanki and others .. Respondents Mr. J. S. Kini i/by Suresh Dubey for the Petitioners Mr. K.J. Patil for Respondent No.1, Mrs. V.R. Bhosale, APP for the Respondent­state CORAM : N. D. DESHPANDE, J. DATE : 25th January, 2011 P. C. 1. Heard learned Counsel Mr. Kini for the Petitioners , Mr. Patil for Respondnt No.1 and Mrs. Bhosale for the State. 2. The present petition is filed for quashing the proceedings initiated under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violation Act, 2005 bearing Case No.309 of 2010 pending before the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Sangli, on a complaint of Bhakti Hitesh Solanki. This joint petition is filed by the in­laws of the complainant mainly on the ground that the complainant who is now residing with her parents at Sangli, is harassing them by filing various proceedings including criminal proceedings under section 498­A 2 wp2987­10 I.P.C. and made their lives miserable. However, the subject matter of the present petition is the proceeding under sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 22 and 33 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violation Act, 2005. It has been pointed out that a girl aged 21 years namely Sneha, sister of Hitesh and sister in law of the complainant is also made party. Thus it is seen that the present proceedings is not a first time proceeding but it is one of the proceedings in series. 3. In a matrimonial dispute, when the parties have developed strained relations, their pleadings in the proceedings never reflect the true picture. Many allegations are levelled by the parties against each other. Therefore, quashing a particular proceeding would not going to put an end to their disputes. Various forums have been created under the special Acts and those forums are competent to decide the dispute at that level which are available under the said Act. Normally the appeal Court or High Court would not interfere at the initial stage when the competent forum is enquiring into and investigating into the allegations. The Protection of Women from Domestic Violation Act, 2005 which is primarily aims at enquiring into and investigate into the dispute, provides limited aid or to provide maintenance or shelter or to give protection from other members of a family. It is a scheme and the scheme is made enforceable by those agencies which are mentioned in the Act. No case is made out since it involves disputed question of facts. 3 wp2987­10 Therefore, at this stage, I do not interference in the matter. The Petition is , therefore deserves to be dismissed summarily. 4. Parties shall be at liberty to participate in the proceedings in the manner which law provides. They can adopt various measures to which they are entitled and lead all such evidence and in support of their defence before the appropriate forum and pray for appropriate relief. 5. With this discussion the petition is disposed of. ( N. D. DESHPANDE, J. )