Haji Shafi Bhati & Ors. v. State) Date of order & Ors.
Case at a glance
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Judgment
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS Mr. S.G. Ojha, for the petitioners. Mr. Vishnu Kachwaha, Public Prosecutor. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners. An alternative remedy is available to the petitioners against the impugned order by way of filing appeal under Section 29 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Section 29 of the Act of 2005 reads as follows :
29. Appeal.- There shall lie an appeal to the Court of Session within thirty days from the date on which the order made by the Magistrate is served on the aggrieved person or the respondent, as the case may be, whichever is later.
Accordingly, the revision petition is dismissed with the liberty to the petitioner to avail remedy available to him under the Act. Limitation, if any, may be condoned by the lower appellate Court, if any appeal is filed by the petitioner. (GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS), J . 2
Questions this judgment answers
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 — s. 29.
Which court decided this case, and when?
Rajasthan High Court, on 24 Aug 2007. The bench was GOPAL KRISHAN VYAS.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
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