AND CONTEMP CASE NO.198 OF 2025 Mr.Praveen Kumar, appellant, appearing party-in-person.

Mr.K.V.Sekhar, learned counsel appearing for the respondent/contemnor.

ORDER: (per Hon’ble Justice Moushumi Bhattacharya The Contempt Case arises out of an order dated 27.09.2024 passed by this Court in I.A.No.1of 2024 in FCA.No.40 of 2023 filed by the petitioner/father for interim custody of the minor child during the weekends. The petitioner and the respondent/alleged contemnor are the estranged parents of the minor child.

2. By the order dated 27.09.2024, the I.A. was disposed of by permitting the petitioner to spend time with the minor child for two hours from 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM on 10.10.2024, 11.10.2024, 12.10.2024 and 13.10.2024. The petitioner was permitted bring the minor child from the respondent’s house to the appellant’s house on each of the said days and return the child to the respondent’s house by 12:50 PM to 1:00 PM on each of the four days. The four dates were during the Dussehra holidays.

3. The petitioner appears in person and submits that the respondent has committed contempt of the order dated 27.09.2024 by tutoring the child against the petitioner’s parents so as to persuade the child to express his unwillingness to accompany the petitioner to his house.

4. The petitioner submits that he visited the child at the respondent’s house but has not been able to take the minor child to his house by reason of the minor child stating that he does not like the petitioner’s parents and does not wish to accompany the petitioner to his house.

5. We note from the documents on record that the petitioner has also annexed an order passed by a Co-ordinate Bench on 13.11.2024 in a Contempt Case filed by the appellant with regard to a similar violation. In the said order, the Co-ordinate Bench had appointed an Advocate Commissioner to monitor the visitation rights given to the petitioner by the said order.

6. Although the child being tutored by the respondent is a statement in the affidavit, there is no mechanism for arriving at the truth of the statement, we hence consider appointment of an Advocate Commissioner to monitor the visitation rights to be an appropriate safeguard.

7. We accordingly permit the petitioner to spend time with the minor child from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM during the ensuing Bonalu holidays i.e., on 08.08.2025, 09.08.2025 and 10.08.2025. The petitioner shall bring the minor child to his house from the respondent’s house on each of these dates and return the minor child to the respondent’s house by 8:30 PM on each of these dates. Ms.R.Shailaja (Contact No.9933450111) is appointed as the Advocate Commissioner to monitor the visitation. The Advocate Commissioner shall be paid a remuneration of Rs.10,000/- for each of the dates by the petitioner.

8. C.C.No.198 of 2025, is accordingly closed. Miscellaneous applications pending, if any, shall stand closed. Interim orders, if any, shall stand vacated. There shall be no order as to costs.

MOUSHUMI BHATTACHARYA, J NAGESH BHEEMAPAKA, J

1st August, 2025.

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