STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SANJU DEVI vs HARISH KUMAR SHEKHAR @ TUTU — 670/2024

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 302, 102(b). Disposed: Contested--CONVICTED & FINED on 02nd April 2026.

Case disposed

SESSION CASE

CNR: BRAU010116812024

Filing Number

11678/2024

Filing Date

07-Oct-2024

Registration No

670/2024

Registration Date

17-Oct-2024

Court

DJ Division Aurangabad

Judge

1-Principal District And Sessions Judge

Decision Date

02-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--CONVICTED & FINED

Last updated 25-Apr-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

0027

Police Station

MALI

Year

2024

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 302, 102(b)
Arms Act Section 27

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF BIHAR THROUGH SANJU DEVI

    Adv. PP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.HARISH KUMAR SHEKHAR @ TUTU

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 02-Apr-2026

    JudgmentView PDF

    Summary: The Sessions Court of Aurangabad convicted Harish Kumar Shekhar @ Tutu Pandey of murder (Section 302 IPC), criminal conspiracy (Section 120-B IPC), and illegal use of a firearm (Section 27 Arms Act) based on eyewitness testimony from the victim's wife and daughter, supported by medical evidence of a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The court rejected the defense's arguments regarding investigative lapses and delayed FIR filing, finding the prosecution's ocular evidence credible and consistent. Pandey was sentenced to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 2 lakhs for murder, life imprisonment for conspiracy, and 5 years rigorous imprisonment with Rs. 10,000 fine for arms violation, all running concurrently. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 02-Apr-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 24-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  5. 10-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  6. 09-Mar-2026

    Arguments

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  7. 07-Mar-2026

    Arguments

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  8. 06-Mar-2026

    Arguments

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  9. 27-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  10. 25-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  11. 24-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  12. 23-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  13. 21-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  14. 17-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  15. 16-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  16. 13-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  17. 11-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  18. 06-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  19. 05-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  20. 04-Feb-2026

    Defence Evidence

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  21. 02-Feb-2026

    Defence Evidence

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  22. 27-Jan-2026

    Defence Evidence

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  23. 17-Jan-2026

    Defence Evidence

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  24. 09-Jan-2026

    Defence Evidence

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  25. 05-Jan-2026

    Evidence

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  26. 19-Dec-2025

    Evidence

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  27. 12-Dec-2025

    Evidence

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  28. 01-Dec-2025

    Evidence

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  29. 24-Nov-2025

    Evidence

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  30. 10-Nov-2025

    Evidence

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  31. 29-Oct-2025

    Evidence

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  32. 13-Oct-2025

    Evidence

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  33. 26-Sep-2025

    Evidence

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  34. 16-Sep-2025

    Evidence

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  35. 02-Sep-2025

    Evidence

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  36. 20-Aug-2025

    Evidence

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  37. 02-Aug-2025

    Hearing

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  38. 18-Jul-2025

    Hearing

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  39. 04-Jul-2025

    Hearing

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  40. 23-Jun-2025

    Statement U/S.313 Cr.p.c.

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  41. 11-Jun-2025

    Statement U/S.313 Cr.p.c.

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  42. 06-Jun-2025

    Evidence

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  43. 20-May-2025

    Evidence

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  44. 06-May-2025

    Evidence

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  45. 23-Apr-2025

    Evidence

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  46. 15-Apr-2025

    Evidence

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  47. 21-Mar-2025

    Evidence

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  48. 05-Mar-2025

    Evidence

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  49. 14-Feb-2025

    Evidence

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  50. 28-Jan-2025

    Evidence

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  51. 08-Jan-2025

    Evidence

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  52. 16-Dec-2024

    Evidence

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  53. 07-Dec-2024

    Evidence

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  54. 22-Nov-2024

    Evidence

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  55. 18-Nov-2024

    Evidence

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  56. 21-Oct-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  57. 07-Oct-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. 670/2024

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Sessions Court of Aurangabad convicted Harish Kumar Shekhar @ Tutu Pandey of murder (Section 302 IPC), criminal conspiracy (Section 120-B IPC), and illegal use of a firearm (Section 27 Arms Act) based on eyewitness testimony from the victim's wife and daughter, supported by medical evidence of a fatal gunshot wound to the head. The court rejected the defense's arguments regarding investigative lapses and delayed FIR filing, finding the prosecution's ocular evidence credible and consistent. Pandey was sentenced to life imprisonment with a fine of Rs. 2 lakhs for murder, life imprisonment for conspiracy, and 5 years rigorous imprisonment with Rs. 10,000 fine for arms violation, all running concurrently. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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