RAGHURAJ PRATAP SINGH vs BHANVI KUMARI SINGH

Judgment text excerpt

$~ * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on: 18.03.2026 Judgment pronounced on: 30.05.2026 Judgment uploaded on: 30.05.2026 + CRL.M.C. 7205/2024, CRL.M.A. 27517/2024, CRL.M.A. 4183/2025, CRL.M.A. 13047/2025 & CRL.M.A. 26328/2025 RAGHURAJ PRATAP SINGH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Dhruv Gupta and Mr. Anubhav Garg, Advocates versus BHANVI KUMARI SINGH .....Respondent Through: Mr. Arvind Kumar Shukla, Ms. Surbhi Khanna, Ms. Neena Shukla and Mr. Kushagra Sinha, Advocates CORAM: HON’BLE DR. JUSTICE SWARANA KANTA SHARMA JUDGMENT Index to the Judgment FACTUAL BACKGROUND .................................................................. 2 RIVAL CONTENTIONS ...................................................................... 4 ANALYSIS & FINDINGS ..................................................................... 8 A. Scheme of PWDV Act ................................................................................ 8 B. Nature of Remedies under PWDV Act.................................................. 10 C. Offence under PWDV Act ...................................................................... 12 D. Legislature consciously vested jurisdiction in JMFC/MM .................. 13 CRL.M.C. 7205/2024 Page 1 of 24 Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:ZEENAT PRAVEEN Signing Date:30.05.2026 14:38:04 E. Nature and Character of a Designated MP/MLA Court .................... 16 G. Practical Consequences of the Accepting the Interpretation Suggested by the Petitioner............................................................................................... 19 H. Absence of Prejudice to the Petitioner .................................................. 21 CONCLUSION & DECISION ........................................................... 23 DR. SWARANA