Balwinder Singh Manjeet Singh vs Kawaljit Kaur Balwinder Singh

ik-77789804 Bombay High Court 5 March 2026 • CRIMINAL APPLICATION (APL) NO. 1583 OF 2025 • 26 min read

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Parties (8)

Amarjit Kaur Manjit Singh Applicant Balwinder Singh Manjeet Singh Applicant Damanjit Harbindarsingh Arora Applicant Gurpreet Singh Saluja Applicant Harmeet Kaur Gurpitsingh Saluja Applicant Kawaljit Kaur Balwinder Singh Respondent Manjit Singh Sachdeva Applicant Preetkamal Kaur Damanjit Arora Applicant

Case Significance

Balwinder Singh Manjeet Singh vs Kawaljit Kaur Balwinder Singh is a Bombay High Court decision dated March 5, 2026 (citation: ik-77789804). Application under Section 482 CrPC for quashing of Domestic Violence Act complaint proceedings against the husband and his family members. The Court found no specific allegations of domestic violence against applicants 2-7 (parents, sisters, and brothers-in-law of the husband), who never resided in the shared household, and quashed the proceedings against them. However, the application was rejected for the husband (applicant No. 1) as a prima facie case of domestic violence was made out again The case was heard by Justice Urmila Joshi-Phalke.

Summary

Application under Section 482 CrPC for quashing of Domestic Violence Act complaint proceedings against the husband and his family members. The Court found no specific allegations of domestic violence against applicants 2-7 (parents, sisters, and brothers-in-law of the husband), who never resided in the shared household, and quashed the proceedings against them. However, the application was rejected for the husband (applicant No. 1) as a prima facie case of domestic violence was made out against him.

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