Four accused persons (Abdul Sathar, Khalander Shafi, Mohammed Siraj Salam, and Mohammed Mustafa @ Falcon Mustafa), who are among accused Nos.1–6 in Crime No.150/2024, filed petitions before the Karnataka High Court under Section 528 of the BNSS seeking to quash proceedings in C.C.No.67/2025 pending before the JMFC III Court, Mangaluru. The case arose from a complaint by Hyder Ali alleging that the accused had blackmailed, extorted money from, and spread false rumours about his brother Mamtaz (a social activist and head of a religious institution), which allegedly drove Mamtaz to commit suicide by jumping from a bridge on 06-10-2024. The petitioners argued that the facts and charge sheet materials did not disclose the ingredients of abetment to suicide or any other alleged offence, while the Special Public Prosecutor contended that the matter involved seriously disputed questions of fact requiring a full trial. The judgment was reserved on 22.04.2026 and pronounced on 05.08.2026, but the operative order/outcome is not fully reproduced in the provided text.