Syed Shahabuddin v. State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka HC, M.I. Arun J., 16-10-2025, CRL.P No. 6570 of 2020 (NC: 2025:KHC:41401). Quashing of FIR under S.482 Cr.P.C.: FIR Crime No.26/2019, Kadugondanahalli Police Station, Bengaluru, offence u/S.498-A r/w S.34 IPC, pending before XI A.C.M.M. Mayo Hall; complainant/respondent Shazima Begum Siddique (wife) vs petitioners Syed Shahabuddin, Bibi Jan, Naseema, Abdul Azeem, Syed Fazlullah, Syed Jaffar @ Mustakh. Chargesheet filed after petition; petition dismissed as withdrawn with liberty to challenge the chargesheet. Matrimonial/domestic dispute; no precedent engaged.
What did the court decide?
Dismissal of the petition as withdrawn at the request of petitioners' counsel, with liberty reserved to challenge the chargesheet in accordance with law. ¶37