REENA GROVER vs SH. RAMESH GROVER & ORS.

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$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on: 20.11.2025 Pronounced on: 09.02.2026 + CRL.M.C. 8722/2024 REENA GROVER ....Petitioner Through: Mr. Suhail Sehgal, Mr. Prashant Drolia, Advocates. versus SH. RAMESH GROVER & ORS ......Respondents Through: Ms. Sudershani Ray and Ms. Poonam Prajapati, Advocates. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVINDER DUDEJA JUDGMENT RAVINDER DUDEJA, J. 1. This petition has been filed by the petitioner, challenging the impugned order date 29th February 2024, passed by learned Metropolitan Magistrate [“MM”]-03, South District, Saket Court, New Delhi in Complaint Case No. 1511/2023, in the matter titled “Reena Grover Vs. Ramesh Grover & Ors.” and order dated 07th September 2024, passed by the learned Additional Sessions Judge-05, South District, Saket Courts, New Delhi [“ASJ”] on the ground that the said orders are illegal, perverse, bad in law and suffer from infirmity and illegality and therefore liable to be set aside. Factual Background: CRL.M.C. 8722/2024 Page 1 of 16 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:VAISHALI PRUTHI Signing Date:09.02.2026 17:10:16 2. The facts, as succinctly captured in the judgment passed by the learned ASJ are that petitioner/wife got married with respondent No. 1 in the year 1964, and since then, she had been residing in the matrimonial home at C-7, Green Park, South Delhi. Three children were born out of the said wedlock, two sons and one daughter. Respondents were not ready to give any share in property to the daughter. In her complaint filed under Section 12 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence [“DV Act”], petitioner alleged infiction of emotional, mental and economic abuse at the hands of the respondents. On 13th April 2024, petitioner moved to her daughter’s house, located in Safdarj