Vijay Atmaram Changade vs Jyoti Vijay Changade Advocate - Deshmukh Uday Achyutrao — 17/2025

Case Summary: Criminal Appeal No. 17/2025 Court Decision: The Additional Sessions Judge allowed the appellants' appeal, quashing the trial court's domestic violence judgment and remanding the case for fresh adjudication. The court found the appellants were prevented by sufficient reason (COVID-19 lockdown and distance) from filing their written statement and deserved an opportunity to contest on merits. Key Reasoning: While the trial court had established domestic violence—harassment over inability to bear a son, confiscation of gold ornaments, and eviction in January 2018—the appellants' procedural non-participation was excused due to pandemic-related court closures and geographic distance. The court maintained interim maintenance orders (₹5,000/month for the wife, ₹2,000 for the 8-year-old daughter) pending retrial, protecting respondents from hardship. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.