IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE OF ANDHRAPRADESH AT HYDERABAD HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.5322 of 2010 DATE:09.09.2010 Between: T.S.S.Alwar and others …… Petitioners And: Tirupati Kamala and another …..Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRIMINAL PETITION No.5322 of 2010 ORDER : This petition is filed for quashing proceedings in D.V.C. No.3 of 2010 on the file of Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Srikakulam said to have been filed by the 1st respondent/aggrieved person against the petitioners. The petitioners did not furnish even copy of the petition in D.V.C. No.3 of 2010 herein. Without any copy of the petition before this Court, it would be impossible for the Court to appreciate the contentions put forward by the petitioner’s counsel. It is contended by the petitioner’s counsel that marriage between the 1st petitioner and the 1st respondent took place at Kovvur and that both of them lived together for two months at Yarnagudem within Kovvur limits and that therefore, Srikakulam Court has no territorial jurisdiction to entertain this petition. Section 27 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (in short, the Act) speaks about territorial jurisdiction to entertain a case under the Act. As per Section 27(1)(a), the aggrieved person can maintain a case under the Act at the place of her permanent or temporary residence or carries on business or employment. In the absence of allegations in the domestic violence case before this Court, it cannot be decided whether Srikakulam Court has got territorial jurisdiction to entertain the case or not. It is open to the petitioners to put forward this objection before the lower Court at the appropriate stage. 2) Hence, the petition is dismissed. _______________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J September 09, 2010 KSH