Sr. No.49 Supp. List-2 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JAMMU & KASHMIR AND LADAKH AT SRINAGAR CRM (M) No. 44/2025 CrlM No. 74/2025 CrlM No. 75/2025 Gowhar Imtiyaz …Petitioner(s)/Appellant(s) Through: Ms. Insha Rashid, Adv. Vs. UT Th. P/S Ganderbal and Anr. ...Respondent(s) Through: CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH SEKHRI, JUDGE O R D E R 23.01.2025 Petitioner has invoked inherent jurisdiction of this Court in terms of Section 528 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) for quashing of charge sheet No. 25/2023 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate 1st Class Ganderbal (trial court) for the alleged commission of offences under Sections 498-A, 420, 3/4 D.P.Act 342 IPC, primarily on the ground that the complainant/respondent No. 2 Qaira Khan has made a statement in favour of the petitioner during the trial that they are living a happy married life and she did not want further prosecution against the petitioner.The short grievance projected by the petitioner is that despite the statement made by the complainant/respondent No. 2 in favour of the petitioner, the proceedings have not been concluded till date. Having regard to the limited nature of controversy and an innocuous prayer made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the present petition is admitted to hearing and disposed of at the threshold with a direction to learned trial court to expedite and conclude the trial within a period of six weeks in accordance with law from the date of copy of this order is made available. (RAJESH SEKHRI) JUDGE SRINAGAR 23.01.2025 Sakeena