IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH AUGUST 2010 / 20TH SRAVANA 1932 Crl.MC.No. 3169 of 2010() -------------------- MC.22/2010 of JUDL. MAGISTRATE OF FIRST CLASS COURT-III, NEYYATTINKARA PETITIONER(S): ----------- 1. LIVINGSTON.J, AGED 55 YEARS, S/O.A.J.JOHN, HERMONE HOUSE, CHAMAVILA, KUNNATHUKAL, ELLUVILA P.O., (PERMANENTLY RESIDING AT L.S.BHAVAN, THATHALAMPAD, ELLUVILA P.O). 2. JOY @ JANAGHSON VICTOR, AGED 48 YEARS, S/O.LAKSHMAN NADAR, JOY COTTAGE, NILAMAMOODU, CHERIAKOLLA. 3. PRADEEP @ BENSAM FRANKLIN, AGED 24 YEARS, S/O.RAVI, LILLY PUSHPAM HOUSE, NILAMAMOODU, CHERIAKOLLA POST, KUNNATHUKAL. BY ADV. SRI.IEANS.C.CHAMAKKALA RESPONDENT(S): -------------- 1.ANITHA, D/O.NELSON, KORAVILAKOM, PUTHENVEEDU, KALLAVATHALA, CHERIAKOLLA P.O., KUNNATHUKAL, NOW RESIDING AT THRESIAPURAM, KUNNATHUKAL. 2.STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT OF KERALA. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR SRI. C.S. HRITWIK THIS CRIMINAL MISC. CASE HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 11/08/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR, J. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Crl.M.C. No. 3169 of 2010 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Dated: 11th August, 2010 ORDER Petitioners who are respondents 2,4 and 5 in M.C. No. 22 of 2010 filed by the first respondent herein under Sec. 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 , seeks to quash the proceedings on the ground that even on the showing of the first respondent/applicant herself proceedings will not lie against the petitioners herein. That is a matter for the petitioners to raise by way of objection before the J.F.C.M. III, Neyyattinkara, where the proceedings are pending . Hence, this M.C. is dismissed without prejudice to the right of the petitioners to raise all their contentions before the Magistrate. Dated this the 11th day of August, 2010. Sd/- V. RAMKUMAR, (JUDGE) /true copy/ P.S. to Judge ani.