The Supreme Court directed a session-court in West Bengal to decide within a month the domestic violence case filed against cricketer Mohammed Shami by his estranged wife Hasin Jahan.

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed a session-court in West Bengal to decide within a month the domestic violence case filed against cricketer Mohammed Shami by his estranged wife Hasin Jahan.

A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud was hearing an appeal by Jahan challenging the March 28, 2023 order of the Calcutta high court which upheld an order of the session judge staying the arrest warrant issued against Shami.

The top court noted a case was registered against the India pacer at Jadavpur Police Station on March 8, 2018 for alleged offences punishable under Sections 498A (harassment for dowry) and 354 (Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code and it was pending before the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Alipore, South 24 Parganas.

It also took into account that a warrant of arrest was issued by the ACJM on August 29, 2019 against the cricketer.

Later, Shami filed a revision petition before the Sessions Judge, South 24 Parganas against the warrant of arrest who stayed all further proceedings in the criminal case till November 2, 2019. Thereafter, the proceedings have not taken place and the stay on the trial has continued over the last four years.