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Smt Haleema Khanum Vs State of Karnataka by — Dowry and Cruelty | Karnataka HC (2025)

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Smt Haleema Khanum v. State of Karnataka by

Karnataka HC18 Aug 2025CRL.P/6733/2024

Case brief

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What is this about?

Karnataka High Court (Bengaluru), CRL.P No. 6733 of 2024, decided 18.08.2025 by Justice Sachin Shankar Magadum. Quashing petition under S.482 CrPC against FIR Cr.No.34/2024 of West Women Police Station, Bengaluru (pending before 24th ACMM, Bengaluru) alleging offences under Ss.498-A, 323, 504, 506, 342, 34 IPC and Ss.3, 4 Dowry Prohibition Act (matrimonial cruelty/dowry allegations). Petitioners Haleema Khanum, Nisar Pasha, Humera, Zoha and Mohammed Sadiq; respondents State of Karnataka and Afreen Khanum. Counsel: Tejas N. for petitioners; Anoop Kumar (HCGP) for State; Reshma Shabeer for complainant. Disposed by withdrawal: memo dated 13.08.2025 taken on record, petition dismissed as withdrawn/not pressed; no ruling on merits, no precedent discussed.

What did the court decide?

Learned counsel for the petitioners filed a memo dated 13.08.2025 seeking withdrawal of the petition as not pressed; the Court took the memo on record and, in view thereof, dismissed the criminal petition as withdrawn. The Court expressed no opinion on the merits of the quashing prayer.

What the court decided

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Outcome

Dismissed

Issue for consideration

Whether the FIR in Crime No.34/2024 of West Women Police Station, Bengaluru (offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 342 and 34 of the IPC read with Sections 3 and 4 of the DP Act), pending before the 24th ACMM, Bengaluru, ought to be quashed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. (Note: the Court did not adjudicate this issue; the petition was dismissed as withdrawn.)

Ratio / Principle

Learned counsel for the petitioners filed a memo dated 13.08.2025 seeking withdrawal of the petition as not pressed; the Court took the memo on record and, in view thereof, dismissed the criminal petition as withdrawn. The Court expressed no opinion on the merits of the quashing prayer.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Petition No.6733 of 2024 under Section 482 Cr.P.C. sought quashing of the FIR in Crime No.34/2024 of West Women Police Station, Bengaluru, pending before the 24th ACMM, Bengaluru, for offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 342 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. Five family members were arraigned as petitioners against the State of Karnataka and the de facto complainant. Before adjudication on merits, learned counsel for the petitioners filed a memo dated 13.08.2025 seeking withdrawal of the petition as not pressed. The Court took the memo on record and dismissed the petition as withdrawn, expressing no opinion on the merits of the quashing prayer.

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1 - NC: 2025:KHC:31935 CRL.P No. 6733 of 2024

HC-KAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

DATED THIS THE 18^TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM CRIMINAL PETITION NO.6733 OF 2024

BETWEEN:

SMT. HALEEMA KHANUM, W/O. NISAR PASHA, AGED ABOUT 47 YEARS, R/AT : NO.U-11, NEW NO.28, 7^TH MAIN ROAD, PADARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU-560 026.

Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B

Location: High Court of Karnataka

SRI. NISAR PASHA, S/O. ABDUL SHUKUR, AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, R/AT: NO.U-11, NEW NO.28, 7^TH MAIN ROAD, PADARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU-560 026.

SMT. HUMERA, W/O. MOHD. SADIQ, AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS, R/AT : NO.329/9, 14^TH MAIN ROAD, 15^TH CROSS, OLD GUDDADAHALLI, DEVARAJ URS NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 026.

ADDRESS SHOWN IN THE F.I.R.:

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HC-KAR

NO.U-11, NEW NO.28, 7^TH MAIN ROAD, PADARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU-560 026.

KUM. ZOHA, D/O. NISAR PASHA, AGED ABOUT 19 YEARS, R/AT : NO.U-11, NEW NO.28, 7^TH MAIN ROAD, PADARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU-560 026.

SRI. MOHAMMED SADIQ, S/O. MOHAMMED NOORULLA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT : NO.329/9, 14^TH MAIN ROAD, 15^TH CROSS, OLD GUDDADAHALLI, DEVARAJ URS NAGAR, BENGALURU-560 026.

ADDRESS SHOWN IN THE F.I.R.:

NO.U-11, NEW NO.28, 7^TH MAIN ROAD, PADARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU-560 026.

…PETITIONERS

(BY SRI. TEJAS.N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

STATE OF KARNATAKA BY: WEST WOMEN POLICE, BENGALURU-560 023.

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HC-KAR

(REPRESENTED BY LEARNED STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HCK, BANGALORE-560 001).

SMT. AFREEN KHANUM W/O. MOHAMMED OMAR, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, R/AT : NO.24, 7^TH MAIN ROAD, PADARAYANAPURA, BENGALURU-560 026.

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. ANOOP KUMAR, HCGP FOR R1; SMT. RESHMA SHABEER, ADV. FOR R2)

THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO QUASH THE FIR IN CR.NO.34/2024 OF WEST WOMEN POLICE

STATION, BENGALURU WHICH IS PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE HON'BLE 24th ACMM BENGALURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S/ 498-A,323,504,506,342,34 OF IPC AND SEC.3,4 OF DP ACT AND ETC.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM

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HC-KAR

ORAL ORDER

Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners has filed a memo dated 13.08.2025, seeking withdrawal of the

petition as not pressed.

The memo is taken on record.

In view of the above memo, this petition is

dismissed as withdrawn .

Sd/(SACHIN SHANKAR MAGADUM) JUDGE

SMJ

List No.: 2 Sl No.: 95

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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1.
Whether the FIR in Crime No.34/2024 of West Women Police Station, Bengaluru (offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 342 and 34 of the IPC read with Sections 3 and 4 of the DP Act), pending before the 24th ACMM, Bengaluru, ought to be quashed under Section 482 of the Cr.P.C. (Note: the Court did not adjudicate this issue; the petition was dismissed as withdrawn.)medium confidence¶31

Statutes considered

3 provisions across 3 enactments

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Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.)482¶31
Indian Penal Code (IPC)498-A, 323, 504, 506, 342, 34¶32
Dowry Prohibition Act (DP Act)3, 4¶32

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Quashing of FIR in Crime No.34/2024 registered by West Women Police Station, Bengaluru, pending on the file of the 24th ACMM, Bengaluru, for offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 342 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The FIR registration date is not stated in the judgment.¶31-32
Hon'ble 24th ACMM, Bengaluru

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
SMT. HALEEMA KHANUM¶8
Tejas.N.
petitioner
SRI. NISAR PASHA¶11
Tejas.N.
petitioner
SMT. HUMERA¶12
Tejas.N.
petitioner
KUM. ZOHA¶17
Tejas.N.
petitioner
SRI. MOHAMMED SADIQ¶18
Tejas.N.
respondent
STATE OF KARNATAKA BY: WEST WOMEN POLICE, BENGALURU-560 023¶24
Anoop Kumar
respondent
SMT. AFREEN KHANUM¶28
Reshma Shabeer

Coram

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Sachin Shankar Magadumauthor¶34

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Karnataka HC
Decided on: 18 Aug 2025 · August
Registered: 12 Jul 2024
Case no.: CRL.P/6733/2024
CNR: KAHC010392122024
Topic: Dowry and Cruelty
Bench: Sachin Shankar Magadum
Disposal: DISMISSED
Case type: CRL.P

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Cite this judgement

Smt Haleema Khanum v. State of Karnataka by, CRL.P/6733/2024 (KA), decided on 18 August 2025.

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Statutes3

Code of Criminal Procedure (Cr.P.C.)482
Indian Penal Code (IPC)498-A, 323, 504, 506, 342, 34
Dowry Prohibition Act (DP Act)3, 4

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Procedural history1

Quashing of FIR in Crime No.34/2024 registered by West Women Police Station, Bengaluru, pending on the file of the 24th ACMM, Bengaluru, for offences punishable under Sections 498-A, 323, 504, 506, 342 and 34 of the IPC and Sections 3 and 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act. The FIR registration date is not stated in the judgment.Hon'ble 24th ACMM, Bengaluru

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Bench / Coram

Sachin Shankar Magadum

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