RAJA PANDIT vs BANARASI PANDIT — 418/2024

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 307. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 25th April 2026.

Case disposed

SESSION CASE

CNR: BRBJ010128882024

Filing Number

12887/2024

Filing Date

02-Aug-2024

Registration No

418/2024

Registration Date

31-Aug-2024

Court

Bhojpur DJ Division

Judge

5-Distt. and Addl. S.J -II

Decision Date

25-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 30-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

0021

Police Station

BARHARA

Year

2023

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 307

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.RAJA PANDIT

    Adv. MITHILESH KUMAR SINHA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BANARASI PANDIT

  2. 2.BHOLA PANDIT

  3. 3.RAJU PANDIT

  4. 4.AJIT PANDIT

  5. 5.CHANDAN PANDIT

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 25-Apr-2026

    JudgmentView PDF

    Case Summary: State of Bihar v. Banarasi Pandit & Others (418/2024) Court Decision: All five accused (Banarasi Pandit, Bhola Pandit, Raju Pandit, Ajit Pandit, and Chandan Pandit) were acquitted of charges under IPC sections 341/34, 323/34, 325/34, 307/34, 354/34, 379/34, 447/34, 504/34, and 506/34. Key Reasoning: The court found the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Critical weaknesses included: key injury witnesses (parents and victim) retracted their statements and were declared hostile; no independent witnesses were recorded during investigation; significant delay between the alleged occurrence (6:00 PM on 14.01.2023) and FIR filing (10:30 PM on 15.01.2023); and evidence of family compromise. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 25-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Distt. and Addl. S.J -II

  4. 22-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    Distt. and Addl. S.J -II

  5. 21-Apr-2026

    Arguments

    Distt. and Addl. S.J -II

  6. 24-Mar-2026

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

    Distt. and Addl. S.J -II

  7. 04-Feb-2026

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

    Distt. and Addl. S.J -II

  8. 02-Jan-2026

    Evidence

    Distt. and Addl. S.J -II

  9. 24-Nov-2025

    Evidence

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  10. 04-Nov-2025

    Evidence

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  11. 25-Sep-2025

    Evidence

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  12. 04-Sep-2025

    Evidence

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  13. 04-Aug-2025

    Evidence

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  14. 17-Jul-2025

    Evidence

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  15. 03-Jul-2025

    Prosecution Evidence

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  16. 26-Jun-2025

    Prosecution Evidence

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  17. 20-May-2025

    Prosecution Evidence

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  18. 17-May-2025

    Prosecution Evidence

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  19. 08-Apr-2025

    Prosecution Evidence

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  20. 21-Feb-2025

    Prosecution Evidence

    Distt. and Addl. S.J -II

  21. 02-Jan-2025

    Prosecution Evidence

    Distt. and Addl. S.J -II

  22. 13-Nov-2024

    Prosecution Evidence

    Distt. and Addl. S.J -II

  23. 03-Sep-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  24. 02-Aug-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. 418/2024

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of Bihar v. Banarasi Pandit & Others (418/2024) Court Decision: All five accused (Banarasi Pandit, Bhola Pandit, Raju Pandit, Ajit Pandit, and Chandan Pandit) were acquitted of charges under IPC sections 341/34, 323/34, 325/34, 307/34, 354/34, 379/34, 447/34, 504/34, and 506/34. Key Reasoning: The court found the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Critical weaknesses included: key injury witnesses (parents and victim) retracted their statements and were declared hostile; no independent witnesses were recorded during investigation; significant delay between the alleged occurrence (6:00 PM on 14.01.2023) and FIR filing (10:30 PM on 15.01.2023); and evidence of family compromise. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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