In Re Praveen Venkateswara Pinnamaneni v. the State of Texas

Opinion issued March 24, 2026

In The

Court of Appeals
For The

First District of Texas
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NO. 01-25-01072-CV
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IN RE PRAVEEN VENKATESWARA PINNAMANENI, Relator

Original Proceeding on Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus

MEMORANDUM OPINION

Relator, Praveen Venkateswara Pinnamaneni, filed a petition for writ of

habeas corpus contending that he had been unlawfully confined by the trial court in

the underlying divorce proceedings between relator and real party in interest, Reva

Verma.1 On December 19, 2025, the trial court signed an order finding relator guilty

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The underlying case is In the Matter of the Marriage of Praveen Venkateswara
Pinnamaneni and Reva Verma, Cause No. 2024-58816, in the 257th District Court
of Harris County, Texas, the Honorable Sandra Peake presiding.
of six separate acts of contempt based on his failure to pay spousal support as

required by the trial court’s November 18, 2024 Agreed Temporary Orders. In his

petition for writ of habeas corpus, relator argued that his confinement was unlawful

because the trial court’s December 19, 2025 order was void. Relator therefore

requested that this Court issue a writ of habeas corpus.

In connection with his petition for writ of habeas corpus, relator also sought

immediately temporary relief, requesting that he be “released on reasonable bond”

pending this Court’s review of his petition for writ of habeas corpus. On December

22, 2025, the Court granted relator’s request for temporary relief, ordering that he

be discharged from custody of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office on a bond in the

amount of $500.00. The Court further requested a response to relator’s petition for

writ of habeas corpus, but no party filed a response.

We conclude that relator has failed to establish that he is entitled to the relief

requested and therefore deny relator’s petition for writ of habeas corpus. We further

lift our December 22, 2025 order and dismiss any pending motion as moot.

PER CURIAM

Panel consists of Justices Rivas-Molloy, Johnson, and Dokupil.

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