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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CONTEMPT PETITION NO. 284 OF 2024

Lina Alex … Petitioner

Versus

Alex Mathew … Respondent

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Mr. Rohan Cama i/b Ms Sapana Rachure, for the Petitioner.

Ms Seema Sarnaik, Senior Advocate, a/w Ansu Coftagiri Varghese i/b

M/s. Geogy Jacob & Associates, for the Respondent.

Ms Lina Alex, Petitioner is present.

Mr. Alex Mathew, Respondent is present.

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CORAM : MANJUSHA DESHPANDE, J.

DATE : 11^th DECEMBER 2025

P.C. :

. By order dated 18^th June 2025, after hearing the parties for some time, simple notice was issued to the Respondent-husband, making it returnable on 16^th July 2025. It was recorded in the order that the Respondent will show his bona fides by clearing at least the 50% of the arrears within a period of four weeks, and it has also been recorded that if he fails to deposit the 50% of the said amount, this Court will be constrained to invoke the provisions of Contempt of

Court Act, 1971.

2. When the matter was listed on 16^th July 2025, a statement came to be made on behalf of the Respondent that he has deposited an amount of Rs.5,00,000/