Crl. Misc. No. M-28514 of 2009 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. Crl. Misc. No. M-28514 of 2009 Date of Decision: July 26, 2010 Kulwant Singh …..Petitioner Vs. Manjinder Kaur …..Respondent CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE M.M.S. BEDI. -.- Present:- Mr. J.J. Kaur, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Rajiv Joshi, Advocate for the respondent. -.- M.M.S. BEDI, J. (ORAL) Petitioner seeks quashing of the proceedings initiated against him by Manjinder Kaur, sister-in-law of the petitioner, alleging that Paramjit Singh, husband of Manjinder Kaur had been maltreating the complainant under the influence of the petitioner. Counsel for the petitioner submits that a perusal of the complaint under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Crl. Misc. No. M-28514 of 2009 [2] Violence Act, 2005, (for short ‘the Act’) indicate that petitioner has been impleaded as accused No.2 though there are vague allegations against him and no fault can be attributed to the petitioner even if the allegations in the complaint are presumed to be correct. I have heard counsel for the petitioner and gone through the complaint annexure P-2. The petitioner can take up all the pleas before the Magistrate by engaging a counsel. It is not necessary for the petitioner to personally appear before the Court. In case any adverse order at any stage is passed against the petitioner, the order would be an appealable order under Section 29 of the Act. In view of the alternative remedies available to the petitioner, there is no ground at this stage to exercise the discretion of inherent jurisdiction under Section 482 Cr.P.C. Disposed of relegating the petitioner to alternative remedy. July 26, 2010 (M.M.S.BEDI) sanjay JUDGE