Mo. Zuber Memon v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
CRMP No. 784 of 2025, High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur (Ramesh Sinha, CJ, author; Bibhu Datta Guru, J), decided 25/06/2025. Partial quashing of a 498A/34 IPC matrimonial case (FIR dated 18.02.2024, Crime No. 34/2024, P.S. Mahila Thana, Raipur; charge-sheet No. 80/2024 dated 06.08.2024; CC No. 27355/2024, JMFC Raipur) against the husband's relatives (petitioner Nos.2–5) on the ground of bald, omnibus allegations; husband's prosecution continued; mediation had failed. Jurisdiction invoked under S.528 BNSS, disposal under S.482 CrPC; Bhajan Lal parameters applied; precedents relied on: Geeta Mehrotra, K. Subba Rao, Rashmi Chopra, Payal Sharma, Dara Lakshmi Narayan; referred: Kahkashan Kausar, Umesh Kumar, G.V. Rao, Preeti Gupta.
What did the court decide?
Petition under Section 482 CrPC allowed to the extent indicated: Criminal Case No. 27355/2024 (arising out of Crime No. 34/2024, P.S. Mahila Thana, Raipur, under Sections 498A/34 IPC) quashed qua petitioner Nos. 2 to 5 only; prosecution against petitioner No.1 (husband) to continue; no costs.