- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31150 CRL.P No. 11254 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 11254 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI. K.S. SHRIDHAR @MANU @ RUDRESH, S/O LATE SATHISH, AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS, RESIDING AT KALYANAGUDDE VILLAGE, MATHIKATTE POST, BANAKAL HOBLI, MUDIGERE TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALURU. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. KULKARNI MALHAR BALKRISHNA, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. ISHWARYA I M @ JANANI W/O K S SHRIDHAR, D/O MANJUNATH, AGED ABOUT 23 YEARS, INDAVARA VILLAGE AND POST, KASABA HOBLI, CHIKMAGALURU TQ. AND DISTRICT. 2. RASHI K S, D/O K S SHRIDHAR, AGED ABOUT 3 YEARS, R/AT INDAVARA VILLAGE AND POST, KASABA HOBLI, CHIKKAMAGALURU TQ. AND DISTRICT, Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31150 CRL.P No. 11254 of 2025 (SINCE MINOR REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER-IST RESPONDENT) …RESPONDENTS THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED ORDER ON INTERIM APPLICATION DATED 08.05.2025 IN CRL.MISC.NO.41/2025 ON THE FILE OF PRL.JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, AT CHIKMAGALUR A COPY OF WHICH IS PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-H. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM ORAL ORDER The order of interim maintenance granted by the learned Principal Judge, Family Court, is sought to be challenged in the present petition filed under Section 528 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (corresponding to Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973). However, in terms of Section 19(4) of the Family Courts Act, an interlocutory order passed by a Family Court is amenable to challenge only by way of a revision, and not by invoking inherent jurisdiction under Section 528 of BNSS. Consequently, the present petition is not maintainable. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:31150 CRL.P No. 11254 of 2025 2. In view of the above, the criminal petition stands dismissed, reserving liberty to the petitioner to avail the remedy of revision as expressly provided under Section 19(4) of the Family Courts Act. Sd/- (SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE HDK List No.: 1 Sl No.: 29 CT: BHK