ITEM NO.20 COURT NO.15 SECTION II-A
S U P R E M E C O U R T O F I N D I A RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Petition(s) for Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s). 1403/2026
[Arising out of impugned final judgment and order dated 28-11-2025 in CRWP No. 541/2025 passed by the High Court of Judicature at Bombay at Nagpur]
SURESH Petitioner(s)
VERSUS
RANJANA ASHOK POLKAR Respondent(s)
IA No. 24509/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING C/C OF THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT IA No. 24508/2026 - EXEMPTION FROM FILING O.T. Date : 30-01-2026 This matter was called on for hearing today.
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE N.V. ANJARIA
For Petitioner(s) :Mr. Gagan Sanghi, Adv. Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Goyal, AOR For Respondent(s) :
UPON hearing the counsel the Court made the following O R D E R
1. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the
material on record suggests that the respondent was married
to one Ashok Shivram Polkar and she has not yet obtained
divorce from her husband. Thus, respondent’s assertion that
she married with the petitioner or they lived like husband-
wife cannot be presumed, and as such Domestic Violence Act
proceedings are not maintainable.
2. Issue notice...