IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 11^TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI

WRIT PETITION NO. 35757 OF 2025 (GM-FC)

BETWEEN:

1. SRI GURURAJ JADHAV M D

S/O. SRI. M. DHARMAPAL RAO JHADAV,

AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS,

R/O NO.18-7-269-28, A2-10,

ROOM NO.10, BLOCK A2, POLICE LANE,

PANDESHAWARA, MANGALURU - 575 001

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. ARUN NACHAPPA K.K., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. SUNITHA N

D/O. SRI M. K. NAGARAJU RAO,

AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS,

R/AT NO.414, JP 1^ST MAIN ROAD,

BEHIND THE CLUB, ITI LAYOUT,

NEAR GOPALAN ARCADE, MYSURU ROAD,

Digitally signed BENGALURU - 560 039

by MEGHA

MOHAN …RESPONDENT Location: HIG H THIS WP IS FILED UNDER ARTICLE 227 OF THE

COURT OF

KARNATAKA CONSTITUTION OF INDIA PRAYING TO-I. SET ASIDE/QUASH

THE IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 14.08.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED IV ADDITIONAL PRINCIPAL JUDGE, FAMILY COURT, BENGALURU, IN CRL. MISC. NO. 353/2022, AND CONSEQUENTLY ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER UNDER SECTION 311 OF THE CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE TO REOPEN THE STAGE FOR CROSS- EXAMINATION OF PW-1 (PRODUCED AS ANNEXURE- A AND G),

IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR PRELIMINARY

HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE