- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54716 WP No. 38425 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI WRIT PETITION NO. 38425 OF 2025 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: SENTHILNATHAN P., S/O PERUMAL, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. E2A, 2ND FLOOR, RMS KALPAVRUKSHA, RAJIV NAGAR, RADHA 1ST VELACHERY, BEHIND MURUGAN KALYANA MANDAPAM, CHENNAI-600 042 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HARSHA SWAROOP P., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SMT. PREETHI R., D/O RAMAMURTHY R., Digitally signed by MEGHA MOHAN Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54716 WP No. 38425 of 2025 AGED ABOUT 26 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.10, 1ST CROSS, BEHIND GANESHA TEMPLE, CHOLURPALYA, MAGADI ROAD, BENGALURU -560 023 2. SATHWIK S., (MINOR SON) R/AT NO.10, 1ST CROSS BEHIND GANESHA TEMPLE CHOLURPALYA, MAGADI ROAD BENGALURU-560 023 …RESPONDENTS THIS PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA, PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 11/11/2025 IN CRL. MISS 263/2019 PASSED ON I.A. NO. 8 BY II ADDL. PRINCIPAL FAMILY COURT, BENGALURU ANNEXED AS ANNEXURE-A AND ALLOW I.A. NO.8 ANNEXED AS ANNEXURE-C IN ITE ENTIRETY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54716 WP No. 38425 of 2025 ORAL ORDER Aggrieved by the order passed in I.A.No.8 in Crl.Misc.No.263/2019 dated 11.11.2025 by the II Addl. Principal Judge, Family Court, Bengaluru, whereby the Family Court had dismissed I.A.No.8, the husband is before this Court. 2. It is the case of the petitioner/husband that the Crl.Misc. is of the year 2019. I.A.No.8 was filed by the husband seeking to reopen the case for further evidence. The Family Court by order impugned had dismissed the I.A. and observed that both the parties and their respective learned counsels were absent. There was no representation for respondent and his learned counsel. This matter was kept by and again called at 3.33 pm, when once again both the parties and their respective learned counsels were absent. Therefore, in view of the observations made in the last date order, I.A.No.8 was dismissed. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner may be given an opportunity to adduce further evidence. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:54716 WP No. 38425 of 2025 4. Having heard the learned counsel appearing for the petitioner, perused the material on record. When the Crl.Misc. is filed in the year 2019, the petitioner cannot be permitted to reopen the case at this stage and the Family Court was right in dismissing the I.A. particularly in the light of the fact that there is no representation. This Court do not find any reasons to interfere with the order impugned passed by the Family Court. Hence, this Court is passing the following: ORDER i. Accordingly, the writ petition is dismissed. ii. All I.As., in the writ petition shall stand closed. SD/- (LALITHA KANNEGANTI) JUDGE BN List No.: 1 Sl No.: 41