Government of Gujarat vs MAHESH MOHAN PANDYA Advocate - K M CHARANIYA — 4/2019

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 363,376,114. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 18th April 2026.

Case disposed

PCSO - SPECIAL CASE - PCSO

CNR: GJKT010005902019

Filing Number

4/2019

Filing Date

04-Feb-2019

Registration No

4/2019

Registration Date

04-Feb-2019

Court

DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT BHUJ

Judge

25-Addl. District Judge

Decision Date

18-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 21-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

16

Police Station

BHUJ TALUKA MANKUVA POLICE STATION - KACHCHH DISTRICT

Year

2017

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 363,376,114
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 Section 4,5L

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Government of Gujarat

    Adv. APP, H B JADEJA, M T GADHVI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.MAHESH MOHAN PANDYA Advocate - K M CHARANIYA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 18-Apr-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Summary The Special Judge (POCSO) Court in Bhuj acquitted Maheshkumar Mohanlal Pandya of charges under IPC Sections 363, 366, 376, and 114 read with POCSO Act Sections 4, 5(l), finding material contradictions in victim and complainant testimony, investigator admissions revealing the victim willingly eloped with the main accused (Ashok), and insufficient evidence connecting the present accused to kidnapping or abetment. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 18-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Addl. District Judge

  4. 15-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    Addl. District Judge

  5. 02-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    Addl. District Judge

  6. 25-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    Addl. District Judge

  7. 11-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    Addl. District Judge

  8. 05-Mar-2026

    Final Arguments

    Addl. District Judge

  9. 26-Feb-2026

    Final Arguments

    Addl. District Judge

  10. 20-Feb-2026

    Final Arguments

    Addl. District Judge

  11. 16-Feb-2026

    Final Arguments

    Addl. District Judge

  12. 06-Feb-2026

    Final Arguments

    Addl. District Judge

  13. 29-Jan-2026

    Final Arguments

    Addl. District Judge

  14. 21-Jan-2026

    Further Statement

    Addl. District Judge

  15. 20-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  16. 15-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  17. 06-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  18. 05-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  19. 03-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  20. 22-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  21. 16-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  22. 08-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  23. 29-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  24. 24-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  25. 17-Nov-2025

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Addl. District Judge

  26. 06-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  27. 14-Oct-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  28. 07-Oct-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  29. 03-Oct-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  30. 18-Sep-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  31. 03-Sep-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  32. 28-Aug-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  33. 18-Aug-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  34. 04-Aug-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  35. 02-Aug-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  36. 25-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  37. 19-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  38. 04-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  39. 01-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  40. 26-Jun-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  41. 25-Jun-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  42. 21-Jun-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  43. 31-May-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  44. 17-May-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  45. 03-May-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  46. 19-Apr-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  47. 11-Apr-2025

    Opening Up Of Case By Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  48. 05-Apr-2025

    Opening Up Of Case By Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  49. 17-Mar-2025

    Opening Up Of Case By Prosecution

    4th Addl District Judge

  50. 04-Mar-2025

    Opening Up Of Case By Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  51. 18-Feb-2025

    Opening Up Of Case By Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  52. 20-Jan-2025

    Opening Up Of Case By Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  53. 30-Dec-2024

    Opening Up Of Case By Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  54. 07-Dec-2024

    Opening Up Of Case By Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  55. 11-Nov-2024

    Opening Up Of Case By Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  56. 01-Oct-2024

    Opening Up Of Case By Prosecution

    5th Addl District Judge

  57. 29-Aug-2024

    Process To Accused

    5th Addl District Judge

  58. 25-Jul-2024

    Process To Accused

    5th Addl District Judge

  59. 13-Jun-2024

    Process To Accused

    5th Addl District Judge

  60. 09-May-2024

    Process To Accused

    5th Addl District Judge

  61. 09-Apr-2024

    Process To Accused

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  62. 06-Mar-2024

    Process To Accused

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  63. 17-Jan-2024

    Process To Accused

    5th Addl District Judge

  64. 06-Dec-2023

    Process To Accused

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  65. 16-Oct-2023

    Process To Accused

    5th Addl District Judge

  66. 18-Sep-2023

    Process To Accused

    5th Addl District Judge

  67. 14-Aug-2023

    Process To Accused

    5th Addl District Judge

  68. 25-Jul-2023

    Process To Accused

    5th Addl District Judge

  69. 04-Jul-2023

    Process To Accused

    5th Addl District Judge

  70. 31-May-2023

    Process To Accused

    5th Addl District Judge

  71. 19-Apr-2023

    Process To Accused

    5th Addl District Judge

  72. 18-Mar-2023

    Process To Accused

    5th Addl District Judge

  73. 31-Jan-2023

    Process To Accused

    3rd Addl District Judge

  74. 20-Jan-2023

    Process To Accused

    3rd Addl District Judge

  75. 06-Jan-2023

    Process To Accused

    3rd Addl District Judge

  76. 20-Dec-2022

    Process To Accused

    3rd Addl District Judge

  77. 04-Nov-2022

    Process To Accused

    3rd Addl District Judge

  78. 12-Oct-2022

    Process To Accused

    3rd Addl District Judge

  79. 22-Sep-2022

    Process To Accused

    3rd Addl District Judge

  80. 02-Sep-2022

    Process To Accused

    3rd Addl District Judge

  81. 08-Aug-2022

    Process To Accused

    3rd Addl District Judge

  82. 14-Jul-2022

    Process To Accused

    3rd Addl District Judge

  83. 16-Jun-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    3rd Addl District Judge

  84. 19-May-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  85. 15-Apr-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  86. 24-Mar-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  87. 28-Feb-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  88. 19-Jan-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  89. 31-Dec-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  90. 12-Nov-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  91. 20-Aug-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  92. 17-Jun-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  93. 15-Apr-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  94. 11-Feb-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  95. 28-Dec-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  96. 23-Oct-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  97. 27-Aug-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  98. 24-Jul-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  99. 18-Jun-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  100. 07-Apr-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  101. 17-Mar-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  102. 17-Feb-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  103. 01-Feb-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  104. 18-Jan-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  105. 21-Dec-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  106. 28-Nov-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  107. 26-Sep-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  108. 22-Aug-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  109. 19-Jul-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. District Judge

  110. 20-Jun-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl.district and Sessions Judge

  111. 29-Apr-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl.district and Sessions Judge

  112. 22-Apr-2019

    Framing Of Charge

    Addl.district and Sessions Judge

  113. 07-Mar-2019

    Process To Accused

    Addl.district and Sessions Judge

  114. 02-Mar-2019

    Process To Accused

    Addl.district and Sessions Judge

  115. 20-Feb-2019

    Process To Accused

    Addl.district and Sessions Judge

  116. 07-Feb-2019

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  117. 04-Feb-2019

    Case filed

    Registration No. 4/2019

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Special Judge (POCSO) Court in Bhuj acquitted Maheshkumar Mohanlal Pandya of charges under IPC Sections 363, 366, 376, and 114 read with POCSO Act Sections 4, 5(l), finding material contradictions in victim and complainant testimony, investigator admissions revealing the victim willingly eloped with the main accused (Ashok), and insufficient evidence connecting the present accused to kidnapping or abetment. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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