Government of Gujarat vs JUNED @BATKO SHABBIRBHAI JISABBHAI BELIM Advocate - R.T.PRAJAPATI — 27/2017

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 302,201,120B. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 23rd June 2026.

Case disposed

SC - SESSIONS CASE

CNR: GJBH010022282017

Filing Number

27/2017

Filing Date

01-Sep-2017

Registration No

27/2017

Registration Date

01-Sep-2017

Court

DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT BHARUCH

Judge

1-Principal District Judge

Decision Date

23-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 09-Jul-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

17

Police Station

DAHEJ MARINE POLICE STATION - BHARUCH DISTRICT

Year

2017

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 302,201,120B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Government of Gujarat

    Adv. N M MISTRY

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.JUNED @BATKO SHABBIRBHAI JISABBHAI BELIM Advocate - R.T.PRAJAPATI

  2. 2.KALPESHBHAI BHGWANDAS JAGTAP

    Adv. R.T.PRAJAPATI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 23-Jun-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    SUMMARY Case No. 27/2017 - Government of Gujarat v. Juned @ Batko Shabbirbhai Belim and Kalpeshbhai Bhagwandas Jagtap Court's Decision: The Session Court acquitted both accused of charges under IPC sections 302, 201, and 120(B), and GP Act section 139, finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Key Reasoning: The court found critical gaps in the prosecution's circumstantial evidence chain. Multiple prosecution witnesses who conducted site inspections and seizure proceedings denied executing their duties in the presence of required witnesses. Crucial forensic evidence (blood samples, weapon examination) showed no conclusive links to the accused. The circumstantial evidence was insufficient and internally inconsistent—particularly regarding the victim's final whereabouts and the accused's presence at the crime scene. The court applied established principles requiring that in circumstantial evidence cases, all circumstances must form an unbroken chain pointing only to the accused's guilt, which was absent here. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 23-Jun-2026

    Disposed

    Principal District Judge

  4. 02-Jun-2026

    Judgement

    Principal District Judge

  5. 19-May-2026

    Final Arguments

    Principal District Judge

  6. 08-May-2026

    Final Arguments

    Principal District Judge

  7. 23-Apr-2026

    Further Statement

    Principal District Judge

  8. 25-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  9. 06-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  10. 13-Feb-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  11. 04-Feb-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  12. 22-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  13. 08-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  14. 30-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  15. 17-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  16. 04-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  17. 06-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  18. 10-Oct-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  19. 26-Sep-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  20. 04-Sep-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  21. 08-Aug-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  22. 21-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  23. 10-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  24. 04-Jun-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    6th Addl District Judge

  25. 25-Apr-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  26. 11-Mar-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  27. 27-Jan-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  28. 11-Dec-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  29. 23-Oct-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  30. 09-Sep-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  31. 18-Jul-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  32. 27-Jun-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  33. 29-Mar-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  34. 03-Feb-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  35. 18-Dec-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    3rd Addl District Judge

  36. 03-Nov-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  37. 24-Aug-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  38. 25-May-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  39. 27-Feb-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  40. 02-Feb-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl.district & Sessions Judge

  41. 10-Jan-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl.district & Sessions Judge

  42. 16-Dec-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl.district & Sessions Judge

  43. 21-Nov-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl.district & Sessions Judge

  44. 13-Oct-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl.district & Sessions Judge

  45. 15-Sep-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl.district & Sessions Judge

  46. 10-Aug-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl.district & Sessions Judge

  47. 24-Jun-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  48. 11-May-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  49. 25-Mar-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District Judge

  50. 14-Feb-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  51. 07-Jan-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  52. 03-Dec-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  53. 25-Oct-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  54. 20-Sep-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  55. 20-Aug-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  56. 16-Jul-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  57. 16-Jun-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  58. 12-May-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  59. 12-Apr-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  60. 10-Mar-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  61. 09-Feb-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  62. 08-Jan-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  63. 07-Dec-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  64. 07-Nov-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  65. 07-Oct-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  66. 07-Sep-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  67. 06-Aug-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  68. 06-Jul-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  69. 28-May-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  70. 28-Apr-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  71. 24-Mar-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  72. 24-Feb-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  73. 20-Jan-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  74. 17-Dec-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  75. 16-Nov-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  76. 07-Oct-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  77. 06-Sep-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  78. 16-Jul-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  79. 29-Apr-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  80. 18-Mar-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  81. 02-Feb-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  82. 07-Jan-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  83. 03-Dec-2018

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  84. 30-Oct-2018

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  85. 05-Oct-2018

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  86. 17-Sep-2018

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  87. 18-Aug-2018

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  88. 31-Jul-2018

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  89. 16-Jul-2018

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  90. 26-Jun-2018

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  91. 06-Jun-2018

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  92. 07-Apr-2018

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  93. 28-Mar-2018

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  94. 15-Mar-2018

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    4th Addl District Judge

  95. 03-Mar-2018

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    4th Addl District Judge

  96. 28-Feb-2018

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    4th Addl District Judge

  97. 16-Feb-2018

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    4th Addl District Judge

  98. 05-Feb-2018

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    4th Addl District Judge

  99. 24-Jan-2018

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    4th Addl District Judge

  100. 12-Jan-2018

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    4th Addl District Judge

  101. 02-Jan-2018

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    4th Addl District Judge

  102. 20-Dec-2017

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    4th Addl District Judge

  103. 06-Dec-2017

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    4th Addl District Judge

  104. 22-Nov-2017

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  105. 08-Nov-2017

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  106. 25-Oct-2017

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  107. 11-Oct-2017

    Framing Of Charge/Plea

    Principal District & Sessions Judge

  108. 13-Sep-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  109. 01-Sep-2017

    Case filed

    Registration No. 27/2017

casestatus.in Summary

SUMMARY Case No. 27/2017 - Government of Gujarat v. Juned @ Batko Shabbirbhai Belim and Kalpeshbhai Bhagwandas Jagtap Court's Decision: The Session Court acquitted both accused of charges under IPC sections 302, 201, and 120(B), and GP Act section 139, finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Key Reasoning: The court found critical gaps in the prosecution's circumstantial evidence chain. Multiple prosecution witnesses who conducted site inspections and seizure proceedings denied executing their duties in the presence of required witnesses. Crucial forensic evidence (blood samples, weapon examination) showed no conclusive links to the accused. The circumstantial evidence was insufficient and internally inconsistent—particularly regarding the victim's final whereabouts and the accused's presence at the crime scene. The court applied established principles requiring that in circumstantial evidence cases, all circumstances must form an unbroken chain pointing only to the accused's guilt, which was absent here. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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