Sr. No. 24 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR CRM(M) 194/2023 CrlM(481/2023) ZIA UL HAQ ANSARI AND OTHERS …Petitioner(s)/appellant(s) Through: None. Vs. ARUJA BASHIR ...Respondent(s) Through: None. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY DHAR, JUDGE O R D E R 05-08-2026 None for the parties. On the last date of hearing also, nobody had appeared on behalf of the petitioners. By virtue of the present petition, the petitioners are challenging order dated 18.10.2022 passed by the learned Special Mobile Magistrate (Sub Judge), Anantnag, whereby the learned trial Magistrate has, while exercising his powers under Section 23 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005, passed an ex parte interim order awarding monthly monetary compensation in favour of the respondents along with the provision for their residence. The order impugned is appealable in nature in terms of Section 29 of the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005. Therefore, the present petition under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. is otherwise not maintainable. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed. (SANJAY DHAR) JUDGE SRINAGAR 05-08-2026 Junaid