- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:16960-DB CCC No. 596 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF APRIL, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND CCC NO. 596 OF 2024 (CIVIL) BETWEEN: 1. VIJAYA M., D/O. GOWRAMMA M., AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, 2. LIPIKA S., D/O. SWAROOP S., AGED ABOUT 16 YEARS, 3. LALITHA S., D/O. SWAROOP S., AGED ABOUT 13 YEARS, (COMPLAINANTS 2 AND 3 REPRESENTED BY THEIR GUARDIAN AND MOTHER SMT. VIJAYA COMPLAINANT NO.1) ALL THE ABOVE RESIDING AT SARANG , SRINAGAR 9th CROSS, NEAR BANDE PALYA DEVARAYANA PATTANA POST, TUMKUR - 572 104. Digitally signed by PRABHAKAR SWETHA KRISHNAN Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:16960-DB CCC No. 596 of 2024 ALSO AT NO.06, 13th CROSS, HN LAYOUT, SWIMMING POOL EXTENSION, PG HALLI MALLESHWARAM BENGALURU - 560 003. …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI HIREMATH JAGADISH DARUKASWAMY, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SWAROOP S. @ SWAROOP SUBBANNA S/O. LATE SUBBANNA B., AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, R/AT NO.1277, 6TH MAIN, A BLOCK, 2nd STAGE, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 010. …ACCUSED (BY SRI K. MURTHY, ADVOCATE) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, BY THE COMPLAINANT, WHEREIN PRAYS THAT THE HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR HAVING COMMITTED THE CONTEMPT OF COURT BY VIOLATING THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN CRIMINAL PETITION NO.8014/2021 AND C/W CRL.P. NO.1434/2022 DATED 03.08.2023. THIS PETITION, COMING ON ORDERS, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT WAS DELIVERED THEREIN AS UNDER: - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:16960-DB CCC No. 596 of 2024 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K. V. ARAVIND ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA) Heard learned advocate Mr. Hiremath Jagadish Darukaswamy for the complainants and learned advocate Mr. K. Murthy for the respondent. 2. While disposing of the criminal petitions, learned Single Judge by the order dated 03.08.2023 inter alia, directed the petitioner-respondent to pay a sum of Rs.30,000/- per month to the respondents-complainants which will be the interim arrangement subject to any orders passed in Criminal Miscellaneous No.77 of 2021 and Criminal Miscellaneous (DVA) No.17 of 2021. 2.1 It was observed that the said amount of Rs.30,000/- to be paid monthly would include the rent of accommodation of the respondents. The petitioner was directed to pay the said interim maintenance from the month of August, 2023 onwards, till any interim order or final order of maintenance is passed in the said two - 4 - NC: 2025:KHC:16960-DB CCC No. 596 of 2024 cases pending before the court below. The court also directed the court below to dispose of the petition filed under Section 125 of Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C) by the respondent-wife within six months. 3. It is the aforesaid direction which was brought under the contempt jurisdiction of this court by filing the present contempt petition. 3.1 The present proceedings witnessed filing of pleadings by both the sides from time to time. Finally, affidavit is filed by the respondent giving the details of the payment made by him to the complainant-wife till March 2025. Giving the list of payments, the following was stated in the affidavit, "a. I have transferred the amount from 06.08.2024 to March 2025 to CBI account of complainant No.1 = Rs.1,62,200/- 6-8-2023 Rs.2,000/- 18-8-2023 Rs.2,000/- 2-9-2023 Rs.5,000/- 11-10-2023 Rs.5,000/- 25-10-2023 Rs.2,000/- 2-11-2023 Rs.5,000/- 5-12-2023 Rs.5,000/- 5-1-2024 Rs.2,000/- 1-2-2024 Rs.10,000/- 13-2-2024 Rs. 5,000/- - 5 - NC: 2025:KHC:16960-DB CCC No. 596 of 2024 26-2-2024 Rs. 500/- 7-3-2024 Rs.5,000/- 7-4-2024 Rs.5,500/- 2-5-2024 Rs.5,000/- 22-2-2024 Rs.10,000/- 8-6-2024 Rs.5,000/- 9-7-2024 Rs.5,000/- 3-8-2024 Rs.10,000/- 4-9-2024 Rs.10,000/- 4-10-2024 Rs.10,000/- 11-11-2024 Rs.10,000/- 5-12-2024 Rs.10,000/- 8-1-2025 Rs.10,000/- 6-2-2025 Rs.10,000/- 9-3-2025 Rs.10,000/- Total Rs.1,62,000-00 shown above. b. I have paid school fee for my minor two daughters for the period for 2023-24 and 2024-25 Rs.1,91,010/- c. I have paid tuition fee for my elder daughter for the year for 2024-25 Rs.33,000/- d. I have paid by cash towards uniform, books, cloths, shoes for my two daughters for the period 2023-2024 and 2024-25 Rs.24,750/- e. Current year elder daughter admission fee dated 20.12.2024 Rs.50,011/- f. I have purchased the Bicycle on 18.08.2023 for my elder daughter Rs.12,000/- g. I spent to Medical my daughters for the period for 2023-2024 and 2024-25 Rs.40,950/- h. Lap-Top price cost during 2024 Rs.20,000/- - 6 - NC: 2025:KHC:16960-DB CCC No. 596 of 2024 I. Pluxee Food card which is eligible upto Rs.2,200/- per month. My wife using it from the beginning, 19 months x 2200 Rs.4,180/- Totally Rs.5,75,521/- 3.2 Thus, Rs.5,75,521/- in total is paid by the respondent. There is a dispute about the calculation between the parties. 3.3 The case of the respondent-husband is that excess payment is made whereas, the case of the petitioner-wife is otherwise. 4. When the above payment of Rs.5,75,521/- is made, substantial compliance is obtained. In that view, the contempt petition is liable to be disposed of. 4.1 Final liability of the petitioner shall be worked out in the proceedings pending before the court below and the amount paid shall be adjusted. 5. The contempt petition is accordingly disposed of. Sd/- (N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K. V. ARAVIND) JUDGE KPS, List No.: 1 Sl No.: 63