Relief to be claimed under DV Act is in addition to other legal proceedings. The Gauhati High Court in the case of Bimal Mitral v. Ashalata Mitral held that reliefs that can be claimed under DV Act by way of filing a complaint under section 12 is in addition to legal proceedings initiated by aggrieved person either in a civil or a criminal court. However, the only precondition is that if any such civil or criminal proceeding has been initiated, the same shall be reflected in the DV complaint and the result of such litigation should also be brought to the notice of the court in which the DV proceedings are going on.
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