State of Haryana vs MAHENDER Advocate - KANWAR BHAN ARYA — 2797/2013

Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 10th February 2014.

Case disposed

Chi - CHALLAN IPC

CNR: HRPP030002952007

Filing Number

5166/2013

Filing Date

22-Oct-2007

Registration No

2797/2013

Registration Date

20-Apr-2013

Court

Chief Judicial Magistrate, Panipat

Judge

14-

Decision Date

10-Feb-2014

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 17-Jul-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of Haryana

    Adv. Ashwani Kumar

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.MAHENDER Advocate - KANWAR BHAN ARYA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Feb-2014

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Case Summary: State vs. Mahender Singh (2797/2013) Decision: The court acquitted accused Mahender Singh of all charges under IPC Sections 279 (rash driving), 337 (causing hurt), and 304-A (causing death by negligence). The Judicial Magistrate found the prosecution had failed to establish its case due to critical evidentiary gaps: the key eyewitness (complainant) turned hostile and retracted his police statement, the investigating officer did not testify, no independent witnesses were examined, and crucial documents remained unproved. The court held that the prosecution failed to prove the accused actually drove the offending vehicle on the date of the fatal accident. Extending the benefit of doubt, the accused's bail bonds were discharged. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 10-Feb-2014

    Disposed

  4. 25-Jan-2014

    313 Cr.Pc

  5. 08-Jan-2014

    Procecution Evidence

  6. 18-Nov-2013

    Procecution Evidence

  7. 18-Sep-2013

    Procecution Evidence

  8. 27-Jul-2013

    Procecution Evidence

  9. 03-Jun-2013

    Procecution Evidence

  10. 08-May-2013

    Procecution Evidence

  11. 20-Dec-2012

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  12. 22-Oct-2007

    Case filed

    Registration No. 2797/2013

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State vs. Mahender Singh (2797/2013) Decision: The court acquitted accused Mahender Singh of all charges under IPC Sections 279 (rash driving), 337 (causing hurt), and 304-A (causing death by negligence). The Judicial Magistrate found the prosecution had failed to establish its case due to critical evidentiary gaps: the key eyewitness (complainant) turned hostile and retracted his police statement, the investigating officer did not testify, no independent witnesses were examined, and crucial documents remained unproved. The court held that the prosecution failed to prove the accused actually drove the offending vehicle on the date of the fatal accident. Extending the benefit of doubt, the accused's bail bonds were discharged. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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