A contempt petition was filed against an accused for violating a family court order. The High Court, on an oral hearing, dismissed the petition as infructuous after the complainant's counsel submitted a memo of withdrawal.
The contempt petition was dismissed as infructuous.
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NC: 2024:KHC:30924-DB CCC No. 490 of 2024
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2024
PRESENT
THE HON'BLE MR N. V. ANJARIA, CHIEF JUSTICE
AND
THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K V ARAVIND
CCC NO. 490 OF 2024 (CIVIL)
BETWEEN:
…COMPLAINANT
Digitally signed by AMBIKA H B
Location: High Court of Karnataka
(BY SRI. HEMA CHANDIRAN, ADVOCATE FOR DR. M SUNIL SASTRY, ADVOCATE)
AND:
ALSO AT ARYAN OPULENCE NO.204, FF, “C” BLOCK UTTARAHALLI MAIN ROAD
NC: 2024:KHC:30924-DB CCC No. 490 of 2024
RAJARAJESHWARI NAGAR BENGALURU - 560 060
…ACCUSED
(BY SRI. SHANKARAPPA S, ADVOCATE)
THIS CCC IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 215 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA READ WITH SECTION 10 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURT ACT, 1971, PRAYING TO ALLOW THE INSTANT PETITION AND PUNISH THE ACCUSED AS PER SECTION 10 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT, 1971 FOR CONTEMPT OF THE ORDER OF THE HONBLE PRINCIPAL JUDGE FAMILY COURT AT BENGALURU IN MC NO.2794/2023 DATED 19.12.2023 AT ANNEXURE – A AND ETC.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA and HON'BLE MR JUSTICE K V ARAVIND
ORAL ORDER
(PER: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE MR. JUSTICE N. V. ANJARIA)
Learned advocate Mr. Hema Chandiran for learned advocate
Dr. M. Sunil Sastry for the complainant stated that the contempt petition has become infructuous. He tenders memo of withdrawal dated 05.08.2024 which is taken on record.
NC: 2024:KHC:30924-DB CCC No. 490 of 2024
2. In view of the statement and the memo, the contempt petition
is dismissed as having become infructuous.
Sd/(N. V. ANJARIA) CHIEF JUSTICE
Sd/(K V ARAVIND) JUDGE
AHB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 58
1 issue framed by the court
Whether a contempt petition should be dismissed when the complainant withdraws it and it becomes infructuous.
3 provisions across 2 enactments
N. V. Anjaria
K V Aravind
As recorded by the court registry
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