- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52635-DB C.C.C. No.718/2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO.718/2023 BETWEEN: MR. SHANKARANANDA .G S/O GANGAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT NO.807, 9TH CROSS GOKULA 1ST STAGE, 2ND PHASE YASHWANTHPURA BENGALURU 560022. …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI. DIGANTH S, ADV., FOR SRI. UDAYA PRAKASH M, ADV.,) AND: SMT. S. SNEHA W/O SHANKARANANDA .G AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS R/A NO.283/1, RAJATHADRI NILAYA CLASSIC PARADISE LAYOUT BEGUR MAIN ROAD BENGALURU 560068. …ACCUSED (BY SRI. GIRI KUMAR S.V. ADV.,) THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO TRY THE ACCUSED FOR CONTEMPT OF COURT UNDER SECTIONS 11 Digitally signed by ARSHIFA BAHAR KHANAM Location: High Court Of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52635-DB C.C.C. No.718/2023 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, FOR WILLFUL AND DELIBERATE DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.H.C. NO.9/2023 DATED 18.04.2023, PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-A, AND THEREBY CAUSE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE ORDER OF THIS HON'BLE COURT IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE & ETC. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) This contempt petition is filed alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 18.04.2023 passed by the learned Single Judge in W.P.H.C.No.9/2023, wherein certain visitation rights has been ordered based on the consensus arrived at between the parties. 2. Learned counsel for the accused has filed a memo along with order dated 10.10.2025 passed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Special Leave to Appeal (Crl.) No(s).11910/2024. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52635-DB C.C.C. No.718/2023 3. The order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court reads as under: "1. Learned counsel for the parties submit that their respective clients are inclined to explore the possibility of settlement by mediation process. 2. To facilitate the parties to arrive at an amicable settlement, we direct the parties and their authorized representatives, to appear before the Coordinator, Supreme Court Mediation Centre on 15.10.2025 at 11:00 a.m. Liberty is granted to appear through virtual mode. 3. The Coordinator may appoint an experienced Mediator to facilitate a settlement between the parties. 4. List the matter after receipt of the report from the Mediation Centre." 4. We are of the considered view that this petition need not be proceeded in view of the matter being pending before the Hon'ble Supreme Court. Hence, the present contempt proceedings are dropped granting liberty to the complainant to revive the contempt petition, - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:52635-DB C.C.C. No.718/2023 if need arises, after disposal of the matter before the Hon'ble Supreme Court. Sd/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE Sd/- (VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL) JUDGE BSR List No.: 3 Sl No.: 36