State of Bihar through Raja Kumar vs Kari Yadav @ Kari Kumar Advocate - Pankaj Kumar Singh C — 351/2024

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 341,323,302,504,506/34. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 22nd April 2026.

Case disposed

SESSION CASE

CNR: BRSH010058472024

Filing Number

5846/2024

Filing Date

18-Oct-2024

Registration No

351/2024

Registration Date

18-Oct-2024

Court

DJ Div. Saharsa

Judge

6-District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

Decision Date

22-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 28-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

248

Police Station

SAHARSA SADAR

Year

2024

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 341,323,302,504,506/34
Arms Act Section 25(1-B)a,26,35,27

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of Bihar through Raja Kumar

    Adv. Rajeshwar Parsad Yadav

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Kari Yadav @ Kari Kumar Advocate - Pankaj Kumar Singh C

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 22-Apr-2026

    Copy of JudgmentsView PDF

    Case Summary: State v. Kari Yadav (S.T Case No. 351/2024) Decision: Kari Yadav @ Kari Kumar was acquitted of all charges including murder (IPC §302), criminal intimidation, and illegal firearms possession. Key Reasoning: The court found the prosecution's case fundamentally weak as all seven eyewitnesses (except the arms inspector and doctor) turned hostile and refused to provide material evidence against the accused. Critically, the informant (deceased's brother) and mother testified they could not identify the accused as the shooter, with the informant explicitly stating "the accused of this case was not involved in the incident." Without credible eyewitness testimony linking the accused to the fatal shooting, the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt despite medical evidence confirming the death was caused by a gunshot wound. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 22-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  4. 20-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  5. 09-Apr-2026

    Arguments

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  6. 26-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  7. 17-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  8. 12-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  9. 27-Feb-2026

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  10. 12-Feb-2026

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  11. 21-Jan-2026

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  12. 03-Jan-2026

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  13. 06-Dec-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  14. 17-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  15. 10-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  16. 17-Oct-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  17. 09-Oct-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  18. 26-Sep-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  19. 15-Sep-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  20. 09-Sep-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  21. 28-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  22. 21-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  23. 11-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  24. 05-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  25. 25-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  26. 21-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  27. 08-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    District And Aditional Sessions Judge-IV

  28. 01-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-I

  29. 20-Jun-2025

    Evidence

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-I

  30. 06-Jun-2025

    Evidence

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-I

  31. 19-May-2025

    Evidence

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-III

  32. 01-May-2025

    Evidence

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-III

  33. 15-Apr-2025

    Evidence

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-III

  34. 19-Mar-2025

    Evidence

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-III

  35. 21-Feb-2025

    Evidence

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-III

  36. 01-Feb-2025

    Appearance from Custody

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-III

  37. 20-Jan-2025

    Appearance from Custody

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-III

  38. 23-Dec-2024

    Appearance from Custody

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-III

  39. 23-Nov-2024

    Appearance from Custody

    District And Additional Sessions Judge-III

  40. 29-Oct-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  41. 18-Oct-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. 351/2024

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State v. Kari Yadav (S.T Case No. 351/2024) Decision: Kari Yadav @ Kari Kumar was acquitted of all charges including murder (IPC §302), criminal intimidation, and illegal firearms possession. Key Reasoning: The court found the prosecution's case fundamentally weak as all seven eyewitnesses (except the arms inspector and doctor) turned hostile and refused to provide material evidence against the accused. Critically, the informant (deceased's brother) and mother testified they could not identify the accused as the shooter, with the informant explicitly stating "the accused of this case was not involved in the incident." Without credible eyewitness testimony linking the accused to the fatal shooting, the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt despite medical evidence confirming the death was caused by a gunshot wound. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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