HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU TR.CRIMINAL PETITION No.71 OF 2010 DATE: 25.08.2010 Between: Chikkam Vamsi Krishna …… Petitioner. And: The State of AP., rep. by its PP, High Court of A.P., Hyderabad and another …..Respondents HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU TR.CRIMINAL PETITION No.71 OF 2010 ORDER: 1. The petitioner/husband seeks transfer of M.C. No.17 of 2010 from the Family Court, Guntur to any court in Ranga Reddy District on the ground that both the parties are residing in Ranga Reddy District where several civil, criminal and marital cases are pending between the parties. The 2nd respondent/wife has been residing at Uppal of Hyderabad and she instituted D.V.C.No.12 of 2008, C.C.No.96 of 2009 and OS No.1268 of 2008 in courts in Ranga Reddy District. Now the 2nd respondent claims suddenly that she shifted her residence to Guntur apprehending danger to her life from the petitioner and instituted MC No.17 of 2010 in the Family Court at Guntur. The reliefs which can be claimed under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (in short, the Act) include one for maintenance under Section 20 thereof. Therefore, the maintenance case under Section 125 Cr.P.C may be superfluous. In any event, since the 2nd respondent has instituted maintenance case at Guntur, it is necessary that it should be tried along with Domestic Violence Case pending in Family Court at Ranga Reddy District. 2. In the result, M.C.No.17 of 2010 is transferred from the Family Court, Guntur to the Family Court in Ranga Reddy District for disposal according to law. The petition is ordered accordingly. ___________________________________ SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU, J August 25, 2010 Gk. HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SAMUDRALA GOVINDARAJULU TR.CRIMINAL PETITION No.71 OF 2010 Date: 25.08.2010 Gk.