Delay in filing domestic violence complaint not grounds to quash proceedings

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The Kerala High Court dismissed a petition by a husband and mother-in-law seeking to quash domestic violence proceedings.
The court determined that a delay in approaching a Magistrate is not sufficient to declare allegations false or malicious.
Judges will consider the timing and circumstances of the complaint during the evidentiary phase of the trial.
The ruling reinforces that the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act does not impose a strict limitation period for reporting incidents.

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Named India · Judicial First Class Magistrate Court, Thrissur · Jobin Sebastian · Kerala High Court

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