Jammu & Kashmir High Court – Srinagar Bench
Ali Mohammad Ahanger And Others vs Union Territory Through Police on 6 March, 2026
Author: Rahul Bharti
Bench: Rahul Bharti
Serial No.01
REGULAR CAUSE LIST
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH
AT SRINAGAR
CRM(M) 64/2026
Ali Mohammad Ahanger and Others ...Petitioner(s)
Through: Mr. Zahid Hussain Dar, Advocate with
Ms. Zarina Akhter, Advocate
Vs.
Union Territory Through Police ...Respondent(s)
Station Budgam
Through: Mr. Bikramdeep Singh, Dy. AG
CORAM:
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAHUL BHARTI, JUDGE
ORDER
06.03.2026
1. The petitioner No. 1-Ali Mohammad Ahanger,
petitioner No. 3-Mst. Haleema and petitioner No. 4-Ali
Mohammad Dar are present in person.
2. The petitioner No. 1-Ali Mohammad Ahanger is the
complainant at whose instance FIR No. 79/2022 dated
20.03.2022 for the alleged commission of offences
under sections 307, 392, 354-B and 341 of the Indian
Penal Code was registered by the Police Station,
Budgam on the basis whereof Final Police Report
(Challan No. 3128 of 2022) came to be filed on
30.11.2022 against the petitioner No. 3-Mst. Haleema,
petitioner No. 4-Ali Mohammad Dar, and petitioner No.
5-Shahid Ali Dar as accused No. 1 to 3 for standing trial
for alleged commission of offences under sections 341,
307, 392 and 354 of the Indian Penal Code.
3. The petitioner No. 1-Ali Mohammad Ahanger is the
real brother of the petitioner No. 3-Mst. Haleema.
4. The petitioner No. 2-Sameer Ahmad Ahanger is the
person with respect to whose person the alleged
commission of offence under section 307 IPC came to be
charged against the petitioners No. 3 to 5.
5. During pendency of the challan before the Court of
learned Principal Sessions Judge, Budgam on File No.
64/Session of 2022, the petitioner No. 1 and the
accused i.e., the petitioners No. 3 to 5 are said to have
resolved to end their animosity and enmity for the sake
of salvaging the family bond and relationship and, thus,
have come forward with the present petition seeking
exercise of inherent power by this Court under section
482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 for
quashment of the FIR No. 79/2022 dated 20.03.2022,
read with Challan No. 3128 of 2022 and Session Case
No. 64/Session of 2022.
6. This Court has examined the petitioner No. 1-Ali
Mohammad Ahanger for drawing satisfaction as to
whether he has come forth to join the petitioners No. 3
to 5 in petitioning this Court for seeking quashment of
the criminal case out of his free will and volition without
any iota of undue influence or duress.
7. This Court is convinced that the petitioner No. 1-
Ali Mohammad Ahanger is acting with his free will and
volition and, as such, the case is made out for invoking
inherent power under section 482 of the Code of
Criminal Procedure, 1973 to quash the proceedings.
8. Accordingly, FIR No. 79/2022 read with all
consequent proceedings are hereby quashed.
9. Copy of this order be forwarded by the Registrar
Judicial, Srinagar to the Court of learned Principal
Sessions Judge, Budgam for consigning the criminal
case to records.
10. Disposed of.
11. Original record of the court file be sent back.
(RAHUL BHARTI)
JUDGE
SRINAGAR:
06.03.2026
“Mir Arif”
