- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010275282026 NC: 2026:KHC:41875-DB CCC No. 472 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 PRESENT THE HON'BLE MR. VIBHU BAKHRU, CHIEF JUSTICE AND THE HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE K.S. HEMALEKHA CIVIL CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 472 OF 2026 BETWEEN: 1. SMT. M SHOBHA W/O. J. MUNNAGAPPA AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS R/AT NO. B-27A, GM PALYA NEW THIPPASANDRA POST BENGALURU - 560 075 …COMPLAINANT (BY SRI MANJUNATH PRASAD H.N., ADVOCATE [ABSENT]) AND: 1. SRI VENKATESH KUMAR R EXCISE COMMISSIONER OFFICE OF THE EXCISE COMMISSIONER TTMCA BLOCK, BMTC BUILDING 2ND FLOOR, SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU - 560 027 …ACCUSED 2. STATE OF KARNATAKA REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY EXCISE DEPARTMENT VIDHANA SOUDHA BENGALURU - 560 001. …PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT (BY SMT. NAMITHA MAHESH, AGA FOR PRO-FORMA RESPONDENT No.2 & ACCUSED No.1) Digitally signed by SRIDEVI S Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010275282026 NC: 2026:KHC:41875-DB CCC No. 472 of 2026 THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER SECTION 11 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971 PRAYING TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST THE ACCUSED FOR SHOWING WILLFUL DISOBEDIENCE TO THE ORDER DATED 10.03.2026 PASSED BY THIS HON'BLE COURT IN W.P.NO.24088/2025 (EXCISE). 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. None appears for the complainant. 2. The complainant has filed the present complaint alleging willful disobedience of the order dated 10.03.2026 passed by the learned Single Judge in WP.No.24088/2025. 3. The learned counsel for the accused submits that an appeal was preferred against the said order (WA.No.1186/2026), which was allowed by an order dated 15.06.2026. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010275282026 NC: 2026:KHC:41875-DB CCC No. 472 of 2026 4. In view of the above, the complaint does not survive. The same is closed. Sd/- (VIBHU BAKHRU) CHIEF JUSTICE Sd/- (K.S. HEMALEKHA) JUDGE SD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16