SOUMENDRA PRASAD BHATTACHARYA AND ANR vs SMT SWATI BHATTACHARYA AND ANR — 6/2024

Case under Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act Section 29. Disposed: Contested--REJECTED on 19th March 2026.

Case disposed

Criminal Appeal

CNR: WBSP040001392024

Filing Number

55/2024

Filing Date

16-Feb-2024

Registration No

6/2024

Registration Date

15-Mar-2024

Court

Additional District Judge, Alipur, South 24 Parganas

Judge

2-18 Th ADJ

Decision Date

19-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--REJECTED

Last updated 13-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act Section 29

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SOUMENDRA PRASAD BHATTACHARYA AND ANR

    Adv. SOURAV CHATTERJI

  2. 2.SMT SHILPI BHATTACHARYA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.SMT SWATI BHATTACHARYA AND ANR

  2. 2.STATE OF WEST BENGAL

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 19-Mar-2026

    Order by courtView PDF

  3. 19-Mar-2026

    JudgementView PDF

    Summary The court dismissed the parents-in-law's appeal challenging a domestic violence case filed by their widowed daughter-in-law. The court held that a woman need not actually reside in the shared household to seek protection under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act—she only needs to have a valid domestic relationship (here, through marriage) and be subjected to domestic violence. The widow's claim against her in-laws was deemed maintainable despite living separately in Mumbai during her marriage, as she retained rights as a daughter-in-law after her husband's death from COVID-19. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 19-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    18 Th ADJ

  5. 11-Mar-2026

    Order

    18 Th ADJ

  6. 21-Jan-2026

    Order by courtView PDF

  7. 21-Jan-2026

    Hearing

    18 Th ADJ

  8. 13-Nov-2025

    Order by courtView PDF

  9. 13-Nov-2025

    Hearing

    18 Th ADJ

  10. 25-Aug-2025

    Order by courtView PDF

  11. 25-Aug-2025

    Hearing

    18 Th ADJ

  12. 30-Jun-2025

    Order by courtView PDF

  13. 30-Jun-2025

    Hearing

    18 Th ADJ

  14. 25-Apr-2025

    Order by courtView PDF

  15. 25-Apr-2025

    Hearing

    18 Th ADJ

  16. 18-Feb-2025

    Order by courtView PDF

  17. 18-Feb-2025

    Hearing

    18 Th ADJ

  18. 20-Nov-2024

    Order by courtView PDF

  19. 20-Nov-2024

    Hearing

    18 Th ADJ

  20. 05-Aug-2024

    Order by courtView PDF

  21. 05-Aug-2024

    Hearing

    18 Th ADJ

  22. 20-May-2024

    Order by courtView PDF

  23. 20-May-2024

    Sr/Ad/Appearence

    18 Th ADJ

  24. 19-Apr-2024

    Order by courtView PDF

  25. 19-Apr-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  26. 16-Feb-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. 6/2024

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The court dismissed the parents-in-law's appeal challenging a domestic violence case filed by their widowed daughter-in-law. The court held that a woman need not actually reside in the shared household to seek protection under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act—she only needs to have a valid domestic relationship (here, through marriage) and be subjected to domestic violence. The widow's claim against her in-laws was deemed maintainable despite living separately in Mumbai during her marriage, as she retained rights as a daughter-in-law after her husband's death from COVID-19. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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