Supreme Court criticises issuance of bailable warrants in domestic violence cases

In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court of India recently criticised the practice of issuing bailable warrants by trial courts in cases under the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (DV Act). The Court made the remarks while dealing with a case where a magistrate court had issued a bailable warrant against one of the parties in a domestic violence case. Case Background The case came before the…