quashing proceedings under Section 12 of the DV Act at the stage of notice issuance

MAINTAINABILITY OF APPLICATION

Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, Section 482 - Domestic Violence Act, Section 12 - Quashing - Maintainability of application - Conflicting views - Principles of judicial discipline, emphasizing that a bench of lesser quorum should generally follow the decision of a larger bench - Held, question of whether the remedy under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. and/or under Article 226/227 of the Constitution is available for quashing proceedings under Section 12 of the DV Act at the stage of notice issuance, in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Kamatchi v. Laxmi Narayanan, to a larger bench for resolution. (Bombay) [DocId#2515275]