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Siddiqa Begum v. the State of Karnataka

Karnataka HC19 Jan 2026CRL.P/235/2026

Case brief

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What is this about?

Karnataka HC Bengaluru; CRL.P No. 235 of 2026; NC 2026:KHC:2921; S. 482 CrPC / S. 528 BNSS; quashing petition; C.C. No. 2696/2025; S. 420 IPC; Narasimharaja Police Station, Mysuru; III Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Mysuru; dismissed as not pressed; liberty to file discharge application before Trial Court; earlier order dated 11.03.2024 in Crl.P.No.1727/2024; I.A.No.1/2026 stay application disposed; petitioner Siddiqa Begum; respondents State of Karnataka and Syed Iqbal; Justice S Vishwajith Shetty; decision date 19-01-2026.

What did the court decide?

Petition dismissed as not pressed with liberty to file a discharge application before the Trial Court (as observed in the Court's earlier order dated 11.03.2024 in Crl.P.No.1727/2024); I.A.No.1/2026 disposed of as not surviving for consideration. ¶28

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What the court decided

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Outcome

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Issue for consideration

Whether the entire proceedings in C.C. No. 2696/2025 (offence punishable u/s 420 IPC, Narasimharaja Police Station) pending before the III Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Mysuru should be quashed — raised by the petition but not adjudicated, as the petition was withdrawn (dismissed as not pressed). +1 more

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Court's answer

The Court placed the petitioner's submission on record and dismissed the Criminal Petition as not pressed, with liberty as prayed for (liberty to file a discharge application before the Trial Court, as observed in the Court's earlier order dated 11.03.2024 in Crl.P.No.1727/2024).

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Ratio / Principle

In view of the disposal of the petition, I.A.No.1/2026 (stay application) does not survive for consideration and is accordingly disposed of.

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Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Petition No. 235 of 2026 (NC: 2026:KHC:2921), High Court of Karnataka at Bengaluru, dated 19.01.2026, before Hon'ble Mr. Justice S Vishwajith Shetty. Filed u/s 482 Cr.P.C. (also filed u/s 528 BNSS) by Siddiqa Begum praying to quash the entire proceedings in C.C. No. 2696/2025 for the offence punishable u/s 420 IPC of Narasimharaja Police Station, pending on the file of the III Additional Civil Judge and JMFC, Mysuru, with I.A.No.1/2026 seeking stay of those proceedings. On the date of admission, learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that the petition be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to file a discharge application before the Trial Court, as observed by the Court in its earlier order dated 11.03.2024 in Crl.P.No.1727/2024. The Court placed the submission on record and dismissed the petition as not pressed with liberty as prayed for. In view of the disposal of the petition, I.A.No.1/2026 did not survive for consideration and was disposed of. No merits of the quashing prayer were adjudicated.

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NC: 2026:KHC:2921 CRL.P No. 235 of 2026

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HC-KAR

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU

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DATED THIS THE 19^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026

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BEFORE

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THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 235 OF 2026

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BETWEEN:

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SIDDIQA BEGUM, W/O SYED ABRAR , AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, R/AT NO. 384, EWS, 3RD STAGE, BANNIMANTAP HUDEO, MYSURU - 570 015.

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…PETITIONER

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(BY SRI. LETHIF B, ADVOCATE)

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AND:

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THE STATE OF KARNATAKA, BY NARASIMHARAJA POLICE STATION,

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Digitally signed by KAVYA R Location: High court of Karnataka

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MYSURU CITY, REP BY THE S P P HIGH COURT BUILDING, BANGALORE - 560 001.

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SYED IQBAL, S/O SYED AMEER JON, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, R/AT NO. 3283, 2ND EIDGA, C V ROAD, 4TH CROSS, MANDIMOHALLA, MYSURU - 570 001.

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…RESPONDENTS

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(BY SRI.CHANNAPPA ERAPPA, HCGP)

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NC: 2026:KHC:2921 CRL.P No. 235 of 2026

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HC-KAR

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THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S 482 CR.PC (FILED U/S 528 BNSS) PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C. NO. 2696/2025 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 420 OF IPC OF NARASIMHARAJA POLICE STATION, PENDING ON THE FILE OF III IN THE ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, MYSURU.I.A.NO.1/2026 FOR STAY.I.A.NO.1/2026 FILED BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING TO STAY THE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C. NO. 2696/2025 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/S 420 OF IPC OF NARASIMHARAJA POLICE STATION, PENDING ON THE FILE OF III ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, MYSURU.

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

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY

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ORAL ORDER

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Learned Counsel for the petitioner submits that this Criminal petition may be dismissed as not pressed with liberty to file a discharge application before the Trial Court as observed by this Court in its earlier order dated 11.03.2024 passed in Crl.P.No.1727/2024.

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