nagpur where there is no domestic relationship between a woman and her inlaws after marriage the magistrate has no jurisdiction to entertain a case under protection of women from domestic violence act said the nagpur bench of the bombay high court upholding plea by two couples for quashing proceedings against them under domestic violence act the high court has slammed a womans attempt to settle score against her inlaws over soured business deala woman had filed a case under the dv act seeking criminal proceedings against her two sistersinlaw and their spouses she had not named her husband in the complaint a magistrate had allowed her applicationthe aggrieved couples approached the high court for quashing the proceedings saying the husbandwife duo was trying to settle score against them using the dv act they contended that in the absence of a domestic relationship between the complainant and them the magistrate was not having any jurisdiction to entertain the womans application under section 12 of the dv act a plain reading of the application reveals that the woman isnt a distressed woman rather she and her husband are attempting to abuse the dv act provisions to settle their alleged monetary claims in view of this the proceedings against four petitioners are liable to be quashed and application under section 482 of criminal procedure code deserves to be allowed said justice rohit deoive noticed propensity of over implication and roping in all members of the husbands family in wifes application such over implication needs to be nipped in the bud justice deo observed he added that a bare reading of the womans application reveals that the parties didnt reside together in a shared householdwhat is more disturbing is that the magistrate issued notice mechanically there was no domestic relationship between the petitioners and the woman as would empower the magistrate to take cognizance of her application the wife isnt an aggrieved person and recourse to dv act is clearly misconceived said the hcafter the petitioners demanded exemplary cost on the woman citing unwarranted trauma and agony the judge said it would be more appropriate if they institute proceedings before the appropriate forum the petitioners should agitate a claim of compensation andor damages if so advised which shall be considered on its own merit uninfluenced by any observation herein said justice deowhat the hc said a plain reading of wifes application reveals she isnt a distressed woman couple is attempting to abuse dv act to settle their alleged monetary claims noticed propensity of over implication roping in hubbys all family members such over implication needs to be nipped in bud