- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35514 WP No. 39651 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA WRIT PETITION NO. 39651 OF 2025 (GM-FC) BETWEEN: MRS EVANGELINE JESSICA JOHNSON AGE ABOUT 34 YEARS, W/O JERRY ABRAHAM, RESIDENT OF 733, 4TH MAIN ROAD, STAGE II, KENGERI SATELLITE TOWN , BENGALURU - 560 060. …PETITIONER (BY MS. KRISHMA NEDUNGADI, ADVOCATE) AND: MR. JERRY ABRAHAM, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, S/O ABRAHAM P JOSE, RESIDENT OF NO. FLAT 1704, TOWER 2, TATA THE PROMONT, 168, 3RD MAIN ROAD, ITTAMADU BANMASHANKARI, 3RD STAGE, HOSAKREHALLI, BENGALURU-560085. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. KIRAN R., ADVOCATE) THIS WRIT PETITION IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO QUASH THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 07.11.2025 PASSED BY V ADDITIONAL FAMILY JUDGE, BENGALURU IN G AND W.C. NO. 158/2024 AT ANNEXURE-H, THAT HAS BEEN ALLOWED THE APPLICATIONS FILED BY THE RESPONDENT AND HAS ALLOWED I.A. NOS. 2 AND 3, PERMITTING VISITATION ON Digitally signed by PADMASHREE SHEKHAR DESAI Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35514 WP No. 39651 of 2025 EVERY FIRST AND THIRD SATURDAY FROM 12-00 P.M. TO 2-00 P.M. IN THE VISITATION ROOM ON THE 4TH FLOOR OF NYAYA DEGULA, BENGALURU, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PETITIONER, AND FURTHER DIRECTING THAT THE RESPONDENT TO BE ALLOWED TO SPEAK WITH THE MINOR CHILD EVERY DAY FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES THROUGH VIDEO OR AUDIO CALLS BETWEEN 7-00 P.M. AND 7-30 P.M. THIS WRIT PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE P SREE SUDHA ORAL ORDER This writ petition is filed by wife against the order of the Family Court in IA Nos.2 and 3 in G & WC No.158/2024 dated 07.11.2025. 2. Heard both sides. 3. G & WC No.158/2024 is filed by father of the child for permanent custody of the child and during the pendency of the same, IA No.1 is filed by father to direct the mother to give custody of the minor son on every Saturday and Sunday and IA No.2 is filed to permit him to conduct video calls with his son every day for 2 hours. The Family Court considering the arguments of both sides - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35514 WP No. 39651 of 2025 granted visitation rights to the father on every first and third Saturday from 12.00 p.m. to 02.00 p.m. in the visitation room of Nyayadegula, Bangalore and also permitted to talk with the child every day for 10 to 15 minutes between 07.00 p.m. to 07.30 p.m. 4. Against the said order, the petitioner/mother preferred this petition. 5. Learned counsel for the petitioner/mother submitted that the visitation rights and audio calls granted results in severe emotional distress to the minor child, as he is crying continuously after visitation sessions and thus requested for quashing the order dated 07.11.2025. But at the time of arguments, learned counsel stated that she has to travel all the way from Kengeri as she is residing there and the distance between her residence and visitation room is around 20 kms and she stated that it is inconvenient for her to travel all the way and has requested for travel expenses. Hence, prays to quash the impugned order. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:35514 WP No. 39651 of 2025 6. This Court observed that the said fact is not stated before the Family Court at the time of granting visitation rights and even she has not requested for travelling expenses in this petition. She has prayed only to quash the impugned order. Hence, this Court finds that there is no error apparent on the face of order of the Family Court. So visitation rights are granted to the father only for 2 hours in the Visitation Room, Nyayadegula at Bengaluru in the presence of mother as the child is aged 5 years now and the father is also permitted to talk with the child through video or audio calls everyday only for 15 minutes. This Court finds no infirmity in the order of the Family Court therefore, this writ petition is dismissed confirming the order of the Family Court. Sd/- (P SREE SUDHA) JUDGE NS CT:TSM List No.: 2 Sl No.: 34