- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40065 CP No. 298 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10TH DAY OF OCTOBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CIVIL PETITION NO. 298 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. MRS. G.N. ASHARANI AGED ABOUT 28 YEARS, W/O. N.R. ASHOK, RESIDENT OF NO.593, DOWN BAZAAR, YALAHANKA BENGALURU - 560 064. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. H. MANJUNATH, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. MR. N.R. ASHOK AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, S/O RAJANNA, RESIDENT OF NALLARALAHALLI, PERESANDRA POST, MANDIKALLU HOBLI, CHICKBALLAPUR TALUK - 562 104, EMPLOYED AS POLICE CONSTABLE CEN POLICE STATION, CHICKBALLAPUR TOWN POLICE, CHICKBALLAPUR - 562 101. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. K. THEJUS, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SOMANATHA H., ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40065 CP No. 298 of 2025 THIS CIVIL PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 24 OF THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE 1908 PRAYING TO TRANSFER THE PETITION FILED BY THE RESPONDENT IN M.C.NO.104/2022 BEFORE COURT OF THE PRINCIPAL FAMILY JUDGE AT CHIKKABALLAPURA AT CHIKKABALLAPURA UNDER SECTION 13(1)(i-a) OF THE HINDU MARRIAGE ACT, 1955 SEEKING JUDICIAL SEPARATION AND DECREE OF DIVORCE PENDING ON THE FILE OF COURT OF PRINCIPAL FAMILY JUDGE AT CHIKKABALLAPURA TO BE TRIED AND DECIDED BEFORE THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL FAMILY JUDGE AT BENGALURU TO ASSIGN THE TRANSFERRED CASE TO AN APPROPRIATE COURT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER 1. Heard Sri. H. Manjunath, learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri. K. Thejas for Sri. Somanatha H., learned counsel for the respondent. 2. An affidavit came to be filed by the petitioner stating that she is retired from the service and is residing in Yelahanka and respondent being the Police Constable working in Chintamani Town Police Station. Therefore - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40065 CP No. 298 of 2025 there is a threat to her life in visiting the Chikkaballapura Court for attending the pending matrimonial case in MC No.104/2022. 3. Counsel for respondent submits that no such threat is there from the respondent. 4. Nevertheless, taking note of the fact that petitioner being the lady and respondent is working as a Police Constable in Chintamani Town Police Station, necessary police protection if directed to be accorded to the petitioner, the matter can be disposed off before the Court at Chikkaballapura having regard to the huge pendency of cases in Family Court at Bangalore and decision in the matrimonial case would be delayed. 5. Moreover, petitioner can also avail video conferencing facility to participate in the pending proceedings. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:40065 CP No. 298 of 2025 6. Accordingly, following order: ORDER i. The Civil Petition Stand disposed off. ii. Petitioner is at liberty to seek necessary police protection by filing necessary application before the jurisdictional Court. iii. If any such application is filed, learned Jurisdictional Judge who is seized off MC No.104/2022 shall accord necessary police help. iv. If petitioner - wife seeks permission to participate in the pending proceedings through video conference, same shall be allowed as per Video Conferencing Rules. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE SNC CT-SG List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37