- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49531-DB CCC No. 167 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 167 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. 1(a). SRI C. RAGHURAM DEAD BY LRS SMT. R MANJULA DEVI AGED ABOUT 63 YEARS W/O LATE C RAGHURAM 1(b). SRI MURALI PRASAD C.R. AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS S/O LATE C. RAGHURAM 1(c). SRI. NAGENDRA PRASAD C.R. AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS S/O LATE C RAGHURAM ALL ARE R/AT CITY MUNICIPALITY MUNESHWARA NAGAR, KOLAR CITY KOLAR - 563 101 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. SUHAS G., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. STATE OF KANATAKA REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49531-DB CCC No. 167 of 2025 TO HOME DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA AMBEDKAR VEEDHI BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO FORMA RESPONDENT 2. SRI N. SEENAPPA AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS S/O LATE NARAYASWAMY R/AT 6TH CROSS KARANJIKATTE, KOLAR CITY KOLAR - 563 101 …ACCUSED THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, 1950 R/W SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF THE CIVIL CONTEMPT COMMITTED BY THE ACCUSED FOR WILFUL DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 04.07.2016 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN R.S.A NO.628/2016 AND FURTHER BE PLEASED TO PUNISH AND CONVICT THE ACCUSED AND SENTENCE HIM TO IMPRISONMENT FOR 6 MONTHS FOR COMMITTING CONTEMPT OF COURT AS PRESCRIBED UNDER SECTION 12 OF CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.M. POONACHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainants have not cleared the office objections. Therefore, the complaint stands dismissed. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:49531-DB CCC No. 167 of 2025 2. In view of the memo for retirement, the learned counsel appearing for the complainants is discharged. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (C.M. POONACHA) JUDGE AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7