IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.NAGAPRASANNA CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 2607 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

1. SRI SUKUMAR J S/O LATE JAYAVELU, AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS, LAW PRACTITIONER, Digitally signed by RESIDING AT NO.23, PADMA NIVAS, SANJEEVINI J KARISHETTY Location: High ANJANEYA TEMPLE STREET, Court of Karnataka Y G PALYA, BENGALURU - 560 047 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ASHOK BABU, ADVOCATE FOR SMT. USHA M.V., ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SMT. S M SUPRIYA W/O S/SUSHANTH, D/O MANIMARAN, AGED ABOUT 30 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 217, ROAD NO. 05, DEFENCE LAYOUT, BENGALURU 560 097 …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.P.C. (FILED U/S

528 BNNS) BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO DIRECT THE HONBLE JMFC (TC-III) AT BENGALURU TO DISPOSE/CONCLUDE THE PROCEEDINGS IN CRL.MISC NO.106/2022 FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES P/U/S 12 OF PROTECTION OF WOMEN FROM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ACT IN TIME BOUND MANNER OR EXPEDITIOUSLY AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE AT ANY RATE WITHIN A PERIOD OF 01 MONTH VIDE AT ANNEXURE-D.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE M.