JUDGMENT : Rajiv Joshi, J. Heard counsel for the applicants and learned A.G.A. 2. The present application under section 482, Cr.P.C. has been filed for quashing the order dated 17.11.2017 passed by the A.C.J.M., IVth, Saharanpur in Criminal Misc. Case No. 122 of 2017, under section 12 of the Domestic Violence Act (hereinafter referred to as the Act), directing the applicant no. 1-husband to pay Rs. 4000/- towards maintenance and Rs. 2000/- towards rent per month to the wife -opposite party no. 2 from the date of the order. 3. Learned A.G.A. has raised a preliminary objection regarding maintainability of this application on the ground that remedy of appeal is available to the applicant under section 29 of the Act. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that no doubt appeal would lie against the order under section 29 of the Act but since the order is ex parte one and has been passed without affording any opportunity of hearing to the applicant, therefore, this Court may interfere with the same in exercise of inherent powers of this Court under section 482, Cr.P.C. 5. I have considered the arguments raised on behalf of the respective parties. 6. Admittedly, an ex parte order dated 17.11.2017 has been passed by the Magistrate concerned but the fact remains that statutory remedy of appeal is available to the applicant under section 29 of the Act. Therefore, proper course available to the applicant against the order impugned, is to challenge the order by way of appeal alongwith an application under section 5 of the Limitation Act in case it is an ex parte order and the applicant had no knowledge about the same. 7. In view of the above, the preliminary objection so raised by the learned A.G.A. is sustained and the present application is dismissed on the ground of availability of alternative remedy of appeal under section 29 of the Act.