In Brief
The respondent, a married woman residing temporarily in Bengaluru with her parents, filed a domestic violence petition against her husband, parents-in-law, and fourteen other relatives under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The appellants challenged the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Magistrate Court at Bengaluru. The Supreme Court held that the court had jurisdiction under Section 27(1)(a) of the Act because the respondent resided there. However, the Court quashed proceedings against appellants No.3 to 13 (distant relatives) as no specific allegations of domestic violence were made against them, permitting the case to proceed only against the husband and parents-in-law.
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