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JAVED IQBAL WANI
Ab. Rashid Qureshi (Dr. ) – Appellant
Versus
Sheenum Qayoom (Mst. ) – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
JAVED IQBAL WANI, J.
1. The petitioners in the instant petition filed under section 482 Cr.P.C. seek quashment of Criminal Complaint titled Mst. Sheenum Qayoom v. Aabid Rasheed & Ors. (for short 'the impugned complaint') proceedings initiated thereon pending before the Court of Judicial Magistrate 2nd Additional Munsiff, Srinagar (for short 'the Magistrate') along with order dated 22.07.2022 (for short the 'impugned order').
2. Before adverting to the grounds of challenge urged in the petition in hand, a brief background emerging therefrom reveals that one Aabid Rashid Qureshi, (an adopted son of petitioner herein) came to be married to respondent herein in the month of June, 2014 which marriage to the ill luck remained turbulent and resulted into its termination upon pronouncement of 'Talak' by the said Aabid Rashid Qureshi on 15.12.2021. The said Aabid Rashid Qureshi and respondent herein after their marriage are stated to have been putting up separately from the petitioners since 08.03.2021 and the petitioners claim to have been residing in their single story residential house being owned and possessed by them situated at Sector-B, Jeelan-abad Colony, Peerbagh, Hyderpora
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