IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, ANDHRA PRADESH AT HYDERABAD (Special Original Jurisdiction) PRESENT THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU CRL.P.NO.3339 OF 2010. Date:15.04.2010 Between:- Manikala Dharmaiah and others ..Petitioners/Respondents 1 to 4 And State of Andhra Pradesh, Represented by its Public Prosecutor, High Court of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and another. .. Respondents/Respondent and Petitioner ORDER:- The second respondent filed D.V.C.No.32 of 2009 in the Court of Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Chintalapudi against the petitioners 1 to 4 for necessary reliefs under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (in short, the Act) including maintenance. The second respondent’s husband is no more. The first petitioner is father, the second petitioner is maternal uncle, the third petitioner is brother and the fourth petitioner is sister of the deceased husband of the second respondent. 2. It is contended by the petitioners’ counsel that subsequent to death of the second respondent’s husband, she lived in parents- in-law’s house for about twenty days during ceremonies and thereafter, left that house and that there is no ‘shared household’ between the petitioners and the second respondent. 3. At any rate, having regard to definition of ‘Domestic Relationship’ contained in Section 2(f) of the Act, there is domestic relationship between the petitioners and the second respondent. It is contended that the second respondent is employed and is getting salary and that therefore, she is not entitled for any maintenance in the case from any of the petitioners. It is a question of fact as to whether the second respondent is having her own source of income and is employed. That question has to be decided by the trial Court during enquiry of the case. That question cannot be subject matter of this petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. 4. In the result, the petition is dismissed. Appearance of the second petitioner/second respondent in the lower Court is dispensed with during enquiry. _​_________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J 15th April 2010 AMD