State of Bihar vs SAJAN PODDAR AND OTHERS — 485/2024

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 341,323,354,306,34. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 25th March 2026.

Case disposed

SESSION CASE

CNR: BRKT010080542024

Filing Number

8030/2024

Filing Date

28-Oct-2024

Registration No

485/2024

Registration Date

28-Oct-2024

Court

DJ Div. Katihar

Judge

13-District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

Decision Date

25-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 17-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

267

Police Station

Azamnagar

Year

2020

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 341,323,354,306,34

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of Bihar

    Adv. APO

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.SAJAN PODDAR AND OTHERS

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 25-Mar-2026

    JudgmentView PDF

    Court Decision Summary The Additional Sessions Judge-II, Katihar acquitted all six accused persons (Sajan Poddar, Mohan Poddar, Veena Kumari, Rani Devi, Hopen Poddar, and Kalpna Devi) of charges under IPC sections 306 (abetment to suicide), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint), and 354 (outraging modesty). The court found that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, as the main informant (PW-01) testified his wife committed suicide due to grief over childlessness rather than due to accused's actions, three other prosecution witnesses turned hostile, and no credible evidence supported allegations of torture or harassment. The accused were discharged from bail obligations and no compensation was awarded to the deceased's family. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 25-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  4. 13-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  5. 11-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  6. 25-Feb-2026

    Judgement

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  7. 18-Feb-2026

    Arguments

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  8. 16-Feb-2026

    Arguments

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  9. 20-Jan-2026

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

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  10. 06-Jan-2026

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  11. 03-Dec-2025

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  12. 26-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  13. 17-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  14. 07-Oct-2025

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  15. 17-Sep-2025

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  16. 07-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  17. 21-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  18. 11-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  19. 30-Jun-2025

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  20. 13-Jun-2025

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  21. 17-May-2025

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  22. 15-Apr-2025

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  23. 05-Mar-2025

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  24. 29-Jan-2025

    Evidence

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  25. 16-Jan-2025

    Charge

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  26. 04-Dec-2024

    Charge

    District and Additional Sessions Judge-II

  27. 30-Oct-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  28. 28-Oct-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. 485/2024

casestatus.in Summary

Court Decision Summary The Additional Sessions Judge-II, Katihar acquitted all six accused persons (Sajan Poddar, Mohan Poddar, Veena Kumari, Rani Devi, Hopen Poddar, and Kalpna Devi) of charges under IPC sections 306 (abetment to suicide), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 341 (wrongful restraint), and 354 (outraging modesty). The court found that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, as the main informant (PW-01) testified his wife committed suicide due to grief over childlessness rather than due to accused's actions, three other prosecution witnesses turned hostile, and no credible evidence supported allegations of torture or harassment. The accused were discharged from bail obligations and no compensation was awarded to the deceased's family. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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