Dintu Rajan And Ors vs Anu Dintu Anu Raghavan And Anr

ik-128507383 Bombay High Court 18 December 2025 • 16 min read

Judges (1)

Manjusha Deshpande Delivered

Counsel (6)

Balakrishnan Counsel Applicant Dhanlakshmi S. Krishnaiyer Counsel Respondent Ganesh Bujbal Counsel Applicant Mohan Pillai Counsel Respondent Mrinal Pillai Counsel Respondent P.O. Varghes Counsel Applicant

Parties (8)

State of Maharashtra Respondent Anu Dintu Respondent Dintu Rajan Applicant Murali Applicant Rajan Velayuddhan Applicant Rintu Rajan Applicant Vanaja Rajan Applicant Vanitha Murali Applicant

Case Significance

Dintu Rajan And Ors vs Anu Dintu Anu Raghavan And Anr is a Bombay High Court decision dated December 18, 2025 (citation: ik-128507383). The applicants, who are the husband and in-laws of the respondent, filed a criminal revision seeking to challenge the Magistrate's order in a Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act case. The Court examined the scope of revisional jurisdiction and held it cannot act as an appellate court or substitute its own view merely because another view is possible, and interference is warranted only when the lower court's decision is perverse, untenable in law, or grossly unreasonable. The crimin The case was heard by Justice Manjusha Deshpande. Counsel appearing: Balakrishnan (counsel for applicant), Dhanlakshmi S. Krishnaiyer (counsel for respondent), Ganesh Bujbal (counsel for applicant), Mohan Pillai (counsel for respondent), Mrinal Pillai (counsel for respondent), P.O. Varghes (counsel for applicant).

Summary

The applicants, who are the husband and in-laws of the respondent, filed a criminal revision seeking to challenge the Magistrate's order in a Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act case. The Court examined the scope of revisional jurisdiction and held it cannot act as an appellate court or substitute its own view merely because another view is possible, and interference is warranted only when the lower court's decision is perverse, untenable in law, or grossly unreasonable. The criminal revision application was dismissed.

What was the outcome of Dintu Rajan And Ors vs Anu Dintu Anu Raghavan And Anr?

The applicants, who are the husband and in-laws of the respondent, filed a criminal revision seeking to challenge the Magistrate's order in a Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act case. The C...

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