PRABHUDAS HARJIVAN LODHIYA vs REKHABEN W/O GHANSHYAM MAKODBHAI SATHALIYA Advocate - R F CHUVAN — 476/2010

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 114,379. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 30th April 2026.

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJGS070003782010

Case disposed

Filing Number

476/2010

Filing Date

08-12-2010

Registration No

476/2010

Registration Date

08-12-2010

Court

TALUKA COURT, TALALA

Judge

1-PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE & J.M.F.C

Decision Date

30th April 2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

FIR Details

FIR Number

I 89

Police Station

TALALA POLICE STATION - GIR SOMNATH DISTRICT

Year

2010

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 114,379

Petitioner(s)

PRABHUDAS HARJIVAN LODHIYA

Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

REKHABEN W/O GHANSHYAM MAKODBHAI SATHALIYA Advocate - R F CHUVAN

GHANSHYAM MAKODBHAI SATHALIYA

Adv. R F CHUVAN

MUKESH @MUNNO MANJI KATHIYA

Adv. R F CHUVAN

RAMESH@ RAMNIK KESHUBHAI VALDOLIYA

Adv. J M KUMBHANI

DHIRU VRUJLAL MADANI

Adv. R F CHAUHAN

Hearing History

Judge: 1-PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE & J.M.F.C

30-04-2026

Disposed

10-04-2026

JUDGEMENT

13-03-2026

EVIDENCE OF PROSECUTION

20-02-2026

EVIDENCE OF PROSECUTION

09-01-2026

EVIDENCE OF PROSECUTION

Final Orders / Judgements

30-04-2026
JUDEGEMENT

Case Summary: C.C. No. 476/2010 Court Decision: The court acquitted defendants Ghanshyamabhai Makodbhai Sathaliya and Ramesh Keshabhai Baldoliya of theft charges under IPC Sections 379 and 114, finding insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. Defendants Rekhaben, Mukesh, and Dhirubhai were discharged under CrPC Section 299. Key Reasoning: While the prosecution established that gold beads (84 pieces valued at Rs. 17,200) were allegedly stolen from the complainant's jewelry shop on 24 August 2010, the court found critical evidentiary gaps. Key prosecution witnesses either died or failed to corroborate the theft narrative during cross-examination. Witness testimony lacked direct observation of the accused committing the theft, and crucial documentary evidence (seizure panchnama) remained unsupported. The court applied the *Sharad Sarda* precedent requiring complete circumstantial evidence forming an unbreakable chain—which was absent here. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: C.C. No. 476/2010 Court Decision: The court acquitted defendants Ghanshyamabhai Makodbhai Sathaliya and Ramesh Keshabhai Baldoliya of theft charges under IPC Sections 379 and 114, finding insufficient evidence to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. Defendants Rekhaben, Mukesh, and Dhirubhai were discharged under CrPC Section 299. Key Reasoning: While the prosecution established that gold beads (84 pieces valued at Rs. 17,200) were allegedly stolen from the complainant's jewelry shop on 24 August 2010, the court found critical evidentiary gaps. Key prosecution witnesses either died or failed to corroborate the theft narrative during cross-examination. Witness testimony lacked direct observation of the accused committing the theft, and crucial documentary evidence (seizure panchnama) remained unsupported. The court applied the *Sharad Sarda* precedent requiring complete circumstantial evidence forming an unbreakable chain—which was absent here. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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