Arbaz S/O Inayatulla Bagwan v. the State of Karnataka
Case brief
What is this about?
CRL.P No.103155 of 2023; Arbaz s/o Inayatulla Bagwan and others v. State of Karnataka by Hubballi-Dharwad City Women P.S. and Shahzadbi; Karnataka High Court, Dharwad Bench; V. Srishananda, J.; decided 21-01-2026. Section 482 Cr.P.C. quashing petition; FIR dated 01.03.2023 in Crime No.15/2023; charge sheet and proceedings in C.C. No.7419/2023 before Prl. Civil Judge & JMFC, Hubballi; offences under Sections 498A, 323, 504 r/w 34 IPC and Sections 3 & 4 Dowry Prohibition Act; matrimonial cruelty and dowry demand of Rs.2,00,000/- and additional demand of Rs.1,00,000/-; all family members alleged to have acted in concert; inherent power declined qua accused Nos.1 to 6; quashing granted only for accused No.7, a friend of accused No.1, for absence of specific overt acts; maintenance order non-compliance noted; petition partly allowed.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed in part: criminal proceedings in C.C. No.7419/2023 quashed only against petitioner No.7 (accused No.7); petition dismissed insofar as petitioner Nos.1 to 6 are concerned, whose trial shall continue.