KATARA CHANDU LAL DEVAJI @ SRI CHANDU LAL vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR Advocate - PP, ASSAM, ,MR. D GOGOI — Crl.Pet./586/2023

Case under Code of Criminal Procedure Section 482. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Of on 05th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: GAHC010131702023

Filing Number

Crl.Pet./6111/2023

Filing Date

14-Jun-2023

Registration No

Crl.Pet./586/2023

Registration Date

17-Jun-2023

Judge

Honourable Mr. Justice Kaushik Goswami

Coram

Honourable Mr. Justice Kaushik Goswami

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

10263 - Criminal Revisions for quashing of criminal proceeding ( 221 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

05-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Disposed Of

Last updated 10-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Code of Criminal Procedure Section 482

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.KATARA CHANDU LAL DEVAJI @ SRI CHANDU LAL

    Adv. MR. A R BHUYAN,MR. A M KHAN,MR. A M KHAN, ,MR. A HUSSAIN,MR. A M KHAN

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF ASSAM AND ANR Advocate - PP (Public Prosecutor), ASSAM, ,MR. D GOGOI

  2. 2.SMT. BHAVNA GARG

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 05-May-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Kaushik GoswamiView PDF

    Case Summary: Crl.Pet./586/2023 The Gauhati High Court dismissed a petition seeking to quash criminal proceedings against Katara Chandu Lal under IPC Section 354 (outraging modesty). The petitioner was accused of sexually harassing a woman on a train by touching her inappropriately and attempting to remove her lower garments on April 24, 2022. The court found prima facie evidence of offense from the FIR complaint and rejected the petitioner's argument that the complainant's non-participation in investigation and failure to give a Section 164 CrPC statement justified quashing the case. The court held such matters are trial issues and directed the case to proceed according to law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 31-Mar-2026

    Admission

    Honourable Mrs. Justice Mitali Thakuria

  4. 16-Mar-2026

    Honourable Mrs. Justice Mitali ThakuriaView PDF

  5. 16-Mar-2026

    Admission

    Honourable Mrs. Justice Shamima Jahan

  6. 02-Mar-2026

    Honourable Mrs. Justice Shamima JahanView PDF

  7. 02-Mar-2026

    Admission

    Honourable Mrs. Justice Mitali Thakuria

  8. 24-Feb-2026

    Honourable Mrs. Justice Mitali ThakuriaView PDF

  9. 24-Feb-2026

    Admission

    Honourable Mrs. Justice Mitali Thakuria

  10. 19-Feb-2026

    Honourable Mrs. Justice Mitali ThakuriaView PDF

  11. 19-Feb-2026

    Orders

    Honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal Das

  12. 28-Jan-2026

    Honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal DasView PDF

  13. 28-Jan-2026

    Orders

    Honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal Das

  14. 16-Dec-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal DasView PDF

  15. 16-Dec-2025

    Orders

    Honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal Das

  16. 25-Nov-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal DasView PDF

  17. 25-Nov-2025

    Orders

    Honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal Das

  18. 15-Oct-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal DasView PDF

  19. 06-Aug-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Pranjal DasView PDF

  20. 25-Apr-2025

    Honourable Mrs. Justice Yarenjungla LongkumerView PDF

  21. 13-Feb-2025

    Honourable Mr. Justice Parthivjyoti SaikiaView PDF

  22. 22-May-2024

    Honourable Mrs. Justice Malasri NandiView PDF

  23. 07-Mar-2024

    Orders

    Honourable Mr. Justice Robin Phukan

  24. 07-Feb-2024

    Honourable Mr. Justice Robin PhukanView PDF

  25. 07-Feb-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  26. 24-Jan-2024

    Honourable Mr. Justice Robin PhukanView PDF

  27. 20-Jun-2023

    Honourable Mr. Justice Parthivjyoti SaikiaView PDF

  28. 14-Jun-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. Crl.Pet./586/2023

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Crl.Pet./586/2023 The Gauhati High Court dismissed a petition seeking to quash criminal proceedings against Katara Chandu Lal under IPC Section 354 (outraging modesty). The petitioner was accused of sexually harassing a woman on a train by touching her inappropriately and attempting to remove her lower garments on April 24, 2022. The court found prima facie evidence of offense from the FIR complaint and rejected the petitioner's argument that the complainant's non-participation in investigation and failure to give a Section 164 CrPC statement justified quashing the case. The court held such matters are trial issues and directed the case to proceed according to law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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