IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 102780 OF 2025 (482(CR.PC)/528(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

SRI SOMAPPA S/O MALLAPPA MUDAGALI AGE 58 YEARS, OCC. RETIRED GOVT SRVANT R/O. 2^ND CROSS, NAGANUR ROAD, BAILHNGAL, TQ. BAILHONGAL, DIST. BELAGAVI 590001.

…PETITIONER (BY SMT. KVAYA C. SHETTAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SMT. P. GRACE ROSE W/O SOMAPPA MALLAPPA MUDAGALI AGE 54 YEARS, OCC. HOUSEWIFE R/O. JANATHA COLONY, 1T WARD, CH ANDRASHEKAR TORANGALLU VILLAGE, LAXMAN KATTIMANI TQ. SANDUR, DIST.BALLARI 583101.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. J. BASAVARAJ, ADVOCATE)

Digitally signed by THIS CRIMINAL PETITION IS FILED U/S 482 OF CR.P.C. (U/S.

CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI 528 OF BNSS, 2023) SEEKING TO SETTING ASIDE THE ORDER DATED Date: 2026.02.04

16:17:30 +0530 15.04.2025 PASSED BY THE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, SANDUR IN CRIMINAL MISC NO. 284/2018 AND ALLOW THE APPLICATION FILED BY THE PETITIONER U/SEC. 275(1) OF THE CR.P.C. R/W 151 OF CPC AND PERMIT THE PETITIONER TO TENDER HIS CROSS EXAMINATION THROUGH VIDEO CONFERENCING IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS