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CRIMINALAPPELLATEJURISDICTION
Amk
SejalDharmeshVed
Vs.
TheStateofMaharashtra&Ors.
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ou
CRIMINALAPPLICATIONNO.160OF2011
rt
(1)(4)APL160/11
..Applicant
..Respondents
Mr.AmitS.Dhutiai/bNiranjanMundargifortheApplicant.
Mrs.A.A.Mane,APPforRespondentNo.1State.
P.C.
1.
:MRS.ROSHANDALVI,J.
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:7
MARCH,2013.
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CORAM
DATE
2.
ba
y
notmaintainablebecauseshewasnotinanydomesticrelationship.
The applicant married on 04.05.1999. She lived with her
husbandintheUS.Therearetwoissuesfromthemarriage.Shereturnedto
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Indiaon11.02.2009.
3.
ShefiledherapplicationundertheD.VActon18.01.2010.
4.
ThelearnedJudgehasconsideredthatunderthesecircumstances,
shehavingcometoIndiainFebruary,2009andhavingfiledthisapplicationin
January,2010,therewasnodomesticrelationshipbetweentheparties. The
learned Judge has considered the definition of domestic relationship. Of
course,thatrelationshipisdefinedtobeoneofwhichthepartythenlivedand
hadearlierlived.Thatwouldbeduringthesubsistenceoftheunionbetween
them.TheapplicationundertheD.V.Actcouldbefiled,whenthemarriage
(2)(4)APL160/11
unionsubsisted. Thathavingcametoananendandlongafterthephysical
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relationshipcametobeanend,shehavingreturnedtoIndia,shecannotbe
5.
C
ou
takentobelivinginanydomesticrelationshipinIndia.
ceasesonlybecauseofanydomesticviolencecancertainlyfileanapplication
forsuchdomesticviolencethattookplacewhilstshelivedinthatrelationship.
Suchapplicationisrequiredtobefiledwithinareasonabletimetoshowthat
ig
h
relationshipwouldgiveherthecauseofactiontosueundertheD.V.Actfor
thereliefsundertheAct.
AwifewhohasreturnedfromtheUSAandconsequentlyfromthe
6.
domesticrelationshipandlivedinIndiaforoneyearcannotfileanapplication
withregardtothatrelationshipaftersuchtime.Suchwifecannotbetakento
ba
y
beinanydomesticrelationship.TheorderofthelearnedJudgeis,therefore,
correct. The writ petition is completely devoid of merits and accordingly
(ROSHANDALVI,J.)
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dismissed.