Sr. No. 50 Regular List IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR CRM(M) 721/2025 CrlM(1803/2025) CrlM(1804/2025) MOHAMMAD ASHRAF BHAT AND ANR …Petitioner(s)/appellant(s) Through: None Vs. UNION TERRITORY OF J AND K AND ORS ...Respondent(s) Through: Mr. Mohammad Younis, Assisting Counsel CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY DHAR, JUDGE O R D E R 05-08-2026 Status report stands filed on behalf of the respondents. As per the status report, the investigation of the impugned FIR has been completed, whereafter offences alleged have been found established against both the petitioners. While challan against petitioner No. 01 has been filed before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kulgam on 28.1.2026, the challan against petitioner No. 2 has been filed before the Juvenile Justice Board on 18.2.2026. Once the allegations made in the impugned FIR have matured into a challan against the petitioners, it means that the allegations have been found substantiated by the material collected by the investigating agency during the investigation of the case. Therefore there is no ground to quash the impugned FIR. Accordingly, the petition is dismissed, leaving it open to the petitioners to urge all the grounds that have been raised by them in the present petition before the trial court at the time of framing of charges. (SANJAY DHAR) JUDGE SRINAGAR 05-08-2026 Aamir Amir Rashid Sofi I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this document