Kundile Veettil Muhaseenath Salma vs Afnad Advocate - K SATHYAN — 24/2022

Case Summary: MC 24/2022 Court: Village Court (Gram Nyayalaya), Iritti, Payyanur Judge: Sri. Mohamed Mausoom. P. T. Date: April 20, 2026 Petitioner: Kundile Veettil Muhaseenath Salma (21-year-old woman) Respondents: 1. Afnad (husband) 2. Seenath (mother-in-law) 3. Swaliha (sister-in-law) Decision The court partially granted the petitioner's application under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. The court found that the petitioner suffered domestic violence including physical abuse, financial exploitation, and emotional cruelty from her in-laws. The court issued a protection order under Section 18 of the 2005 Act and ordered monthly maintenance of Rs. 10,000 from the first respondent. Additionally, the court awarded compensation of Rs. 6,00,000 to be paid jointly by all three respondents under Section 22 of the 2005 Act. However, the court rejected the petitioner's claim for return of specific gold ornaments (20¾ sovereigns) due to insufficient evidence of their alleged misappropriation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.