- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36331-DB CCC No. 1320 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN AND THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1320 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. DEEPIKA SHARMA W/O AMIT SHARMA, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS 2. AAYAT SHARMA S/O AMIT SHARMA, AGED ABOUT 6 YEARS, REPRESENTED BY MOTHER DEEPIKA SHARMA BOTH RESIDING AT - J 1504, MELROSE TOWER, CONCORDE MANHATTANS, ELECTRONIC CITY PHASE 1 BANGALORE -560 100 …COMPLAINANTS (BY SRI. KAPIL DIXIT, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by PANKAJA S Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36331-DB CCC No. 1320 of 2024 AND: AMIT SHARMA S/O LATE AJIT SHARMA, AGED 38 YEARS, RESIDING AT: Q-2/16, NEAR MANAS MANDIR, JAGJIWAN NAGAR, DHANBAD, JHARKHAND - 826 003 …ACCUSED THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 10 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR HIS WILFUL, DELIBERATE AND WANTON DISOBEDIENCE OF THE ORDER DATED 24.01.2024 PASSED BY THE HON'BLE CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE, BANGALORE IN CRL. MISC. 1522/2022 PRODUCED HEREWITH AS ANNEXURE-A. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN and HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH RAI K - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:36331-DB CCC No. 1320 of 2024 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ANU SIVARAMAN) This Contempt of Court Case is filed alleging non-compliance of an order for payment of maintenance. In view of the specific provision of Cr.P.C, we are of the opinion that this Contempt of Court Case is not maintainable before this Court. Accordingly, leaving open the contentions of the parties and the rights of the complainants to prefer appropriate proceedings and pursue the same, the Contempt of Court case is closed. SD/- (ANU SIVARAMAN) JUDGE SD/- (RAJESH RAI K) JUDGE CR List No.: 3 Sl No.: 2