1 16 fca92.25.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO.92 OF 2025 Shri Shirish s/o Ravi Bagde Vs. Smt.Farha w/o Shirish Bagde Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order Shri D.A.Sonwane, Counsel Appointed for the Appellant. Shri R.M.Sharma, Counsel for the Respondent. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE & RAJ D.WAKODE, JJ. DATED : 19th AUGUST, 2026. Civil Application CAO No.474 of 2026 1. Heard. 2. The appellant has challenged decree of dissolution of marriage passed in Petition No.687/2019 by the Family Court, Nagpur. 3. As per contentions of the appellant, out of wedlock with the appellant and the respondent, they were blessed with a child namely “Raunak.” The birthday of the said child is on 29.8.2026 and, therefore, he wants to meet his child on the occasion of his son’s birthday. Therefore, he filed the present application for grant of access. 4. Learned counsel for the appellant also invites our attention towards the order passed by this court wherein the appellant was 2 16 fca92.25.odt directed to deposit amount of maintenance towards the child of Rs.7.00 lacs out of which he has already deposited Rs.4.00 lacs before this court and now he is already to deposit Rs.1.00 lacs. The appellant is ready to deposit remaining amount Rs.2.00 lacs within one month.

5. The bona fide attempt is already made by the appellant by depositing the amount as directed by this court. 6. In view of that, the contentions of the appellant to extent of access requires to be considered. 7. Learned counsel for the respondent has strongly opposed the said contentions on the ground that initially an access was given to the appellant, but he met the child in an abbreviated condition. He submits that there is likelihood of tutoring to the child and, therefore, this prayer deserves to be rejected. 8. After hearing both sides and perusing the order passed by this court to the extent of directing payment of maintenance which is already complied with by the appellant, the appellant being the father and natural guardian has every right to meet his child considering that there is birthday of his son on 29.8.2026 and it would be in the interests of justice to permit the appellant to meet his child by imposing some conditions. 9. Considering submissions made by learned counsel for the respondent that on the last occasions, the appellant met the child in an abbreviated condition and to avoid any complications, the appellant be permitted to meet the child in the office of the Secretary, Legal Aid, Family Court Nagpur on 2.9.2026 at 12:30 3 16 fca92.25.odt

pm in presence of the said Secretary, the appellant shall not enter into the premises of the said Family Court in any abbreviated condition. If the said Secretary observes some unnatural conduct on the part of the appellant, he is at liberty to deny the opportunity to the appellant to meet the child. 10. The petitioner shall follow discipline while having access to his son. Any indiscipline conduct, while the access, will deprive him from getting the access to his own child. Application is allowed and disposed of accordingly. [JUDGE] [JUDGE] !! BrWankhede !! Signed by: Mr. B. R. Wankhede Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 21/08/2026 10:38:42

1 16 fca92.25.odt IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY NAGPUR BENCH : NAGPUR FAMILY COURT APPEAL NO.92 OF 2025 Shri Shirish s/o Ravi Bagde Vs. Smt.Farha w/o Shirish Bagde Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Order Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's order Shri D.A.Sonwane, Counsel Appointed for the Appellant. Shri R.M.Sharma, Counsel for the Respondent. CORAM : URMILA JOSHI-PHALKE & RAJ D.WAKODE, JJ. DATED : 19th AUGUST, 2026. Civil Application CAO No.474 of 2026 1. Heard. 2. The appellant has challenged decree of dissolution of marriage passed in Petition No.687/2019 by the Family Court, Nagpur. 3. As per contentions of the appellant, out of wedlock with the appellant and the respondent, they were blessed with a child namely “Raunak.” The birthday of the said child is on 29.8.2026 and, therefore, he wants to meet his child on the occasion of his son’s birthday. Therefore, he filed the present application for grant of access. 4. Learned counsel for the appellant also invites our attention towards the order passed by this court wherein the appellant was 2 16 fca92.25.odt directed to deposit amount of maintenance towards the child of Rs.7.00 lacs out of which he has already deposited Rs.4.00 lacs before this court and now he is already to deposit Rs.1.00 lacs. The appellant is ready to deposit remaining amount Rs.2.00 lacs within one month.

5. The bona fide attempt is already made by the appellant by depositing the amount as directed by this court. 6. In view of that, the contentions of the appellant to extent of access requires to be considered. 7. Learned counsel for the respondent has strongly opposed the said contentions on the ground that initially an access was given to the appellant, but he met the child in an abbreviated condition. He submits that there is likelihood of tutoring to the child and, therefore, this prayer deserves to be rejected. 8. After hearing both sides and perusing the order passed by this court to the extent of directing payment of maintenance which is already complied with by the appellant, the appellant being the father and natural guardian has every right to meet his child considering that there is birthday of his son on 29.8.2026 and it would be in the interests of justice to permit the appellant to meet his child by imposing some conditions. 9. Considering submissions made by learned counsel for the respondent that on the last occasions, the appellant met the child in an abbreviated condition and to avoid any complications, the appellant be permitted to meet the child in the office of the Secretary, Legal Aid, Family Court Nagpur on 2.9.2026 at 12:30 3 16 fca92.25.odt

pm in presence of the said Secretary, the appellant shall not enter into the premises of the said Family Court in any abbreviated condition. If the said Secretary observes some unnatural conduct on the part of the appellant, he is at liberty to deny the opportunity to the appellant to meet the child. 10. The petitioner shall follow discipline while having access to his son. Any indiscipline conduct, while the access, will deprive him from getting the access to his own child. Application is allowed and disposed of accordingly. [JUDGE] [JUDGE] !! BrWankhede !! Signed by: Mr. B. R. Wankhede Designation: PS To Honourable Judge Date: 21/08/2026 10:38:42