- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30218-DB CCC No. 1575 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 19TH DAY OF JUNE, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 1575 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. ANAND H S/O HANUMANTHAPPA AGED ABOUT 36 YEARS R/AT LAKSHMISAGARA KASABA HOBLI, SIRA TALUK TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 139 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI LETHIF B., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. RENUKA YADAV E POLICE SUB-INSPECTOR SIRA POLICE STATION TUMKUR DISTRICT - 572 137 …ACCUSED 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA DEPARTMENT OF HOME REP. BY ITS PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT 2ND FLOOR, VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001 …PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. B. SUKANYA BALIGA, AGA) Digitally signed by VEERENDRA KUMAR K M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30218-DB CCC No. 1575 of 2025 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND R/W SECTIONS 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, PRAYING TO TAKE COGNIZANCE OF CONTEMPT OF COURT COMMITTED BY THE ACCUSED, AND FURTHER PLEASE TO PUNISH THE ACCUSED FOR COMMITTING THE CONTEMPT OF COURT OF THIS HON'BLE COURT BY DISOBEYING THE INTERIM ORDER PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN CRIMINAL PETITION NO.10758/2025 DATED 25.07.2025 PRODUCED AT ANNEXURE-E TO THIS CONTEMPT PETITION. 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 MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA ORAL ORDER (PER: HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE) 1. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 25.07.2025, passed by the learned Single Judge of this Court in Criminal Petition No.10758/2025. 2. The learned Single Judge had passed an ad-interim order staying further proceedings in FIR in Crime No.331/2025 pending - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30218-DB CCC No. 1575 of 2025 on the file of the learned Principal Civil Judge in CJM Court at Sira, Tumakuru District, till the next date of hearing. 3. Notwithstanding the said order, the accused had completed the investigation and filed the charge sheet. The Court had taken cognizance of the same. 4. The accused has filed an affidavit stating that the order dated 25.07.2025 was not communicated to her, and she was not aware of it. It is also affirmed that she completed the investigation and the charge sheet was prepared on 25.08.2025 and the same was filed in Court on 08.09.2025. The same was accepted on 09.09.2025 and a criminal case was registered in C.C.No.660/2025 on the said date. 5. The accused has admitted that she became aware of the order dated 25.07.2025 on receiving the notice of this contempt petition. She states that on further enquiry, it was found that the order dated 25.07.2025 was communicated to the jurisdictional Court on 05.08.2025 (incorrectly the same is mentioned as 17.11.2025 in the compliance affidavit). She further affirmed that after receiving intimation of the order, she had not taken any steps. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:30218-DB CCC No. 1575 of 2025 It is also affirmed in the affidavit that the further proceedings before the jurisdictional Court also stand still. 6. In view of the above, we are not persuaded to accept that there is willful disobedience of the order and the disobedience of which is alleged, warranting any proceedings for the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 to be initiated against the accused. The complaint is, accordingly, closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE KMV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 8