The State of Karnataka vs Raju Nagappa Waddar — 20/2023

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 323,324,354,504,R/w,34,of,IPC. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 13th March 2026.

Case disposed

SC - SESSION CASES

CNR: KABK010015002023

Filing Number

20/2023

Filing Date

28-Apr-2023

Registration No

20/2023

Registration Date

28-Apr-2023

Court

PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BAGALKOT

Judge

1566-IV Addl. District and Sessions Judge Bagalkot

Decision Date

13-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 20-Mar-2026

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 323,324,354,504,R/w,34,of,IPC

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.The State of Karnataka

    Adv. PUBLIC PROSECUTOR,

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Raju Nagappa Waddar

  2. 2.Sharanu Shivananda Sajjan

  3. 3.Arun Kalloleppa Waddar

  4. 4.Maruti Laxman Govindannavar

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 13-Mar-2026

    Disposed

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  3. 06-Mar-2026

    Judgement

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  4. 17-Feb-2026

    Argumentes

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  5. 03-Feb-2026

    Argumentes

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  6. 20-Jan-2026

    Evidence

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  7. 20-Dec-2025

    Evidence

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  8. 27-Nov-2025

    Evidence

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  9. 11-Nov-2025

    DepositionView PDF

    The document is in Kannada, a South Indian language. While the text is technically readable, the judgment appears to consist primarily of repetitive witness examination records (witness testimonies PW.1 through PW.9) that follow nearly identical patterns regarding an alleged assault incident dated March 7, 2020, in Bagalkot district. The witnesses' statements are largely contradictory or non-committal regarding the incident details. SUMMARY: This Session Case No. 20/2023 from the 4th Additional District and Sessions Court (Special Court), Bagalkot involves an alleged assault incident with lathi (stick) blows. The court examined multiple witnesses (PW.1-PW.9) whose testimonies were largely inconsistent and evasive—most witnesses either denied witnessing the assault, claimed lack of knowledge about the incident, or stated they reconciled with the accused. The prosecution recorded statements from complainants and bystanders, but the evidence presented was reportedly insufficient or unreliable, with witnesses frequently denying prior police statements and reconciliation with the accused undermining the case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  10. 11-Nov-2025

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  11. 14-Oct-2025

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  12. 20-Aug-2025

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  13. 24-Jul-2025

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  14. 02-Jul-2025

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  15. 23-Jun-2025

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  16. 13-May-2025

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  17. 29-Apr-2025

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  18. 17-Apr-2025

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  19. 01-Apr-2025

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  20. 12-Mar-2025

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  21. 13-Feb-2025

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  22. 22-Jan-2025

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  23. 04-Nov-2024

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  24. 28-Oct-2024

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  25. 03-Sep-2024

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  30. 17-May-2024

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  32. 15-Apr-2024

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  33. 20-Mar-2024

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  34. 26-Feb-2024

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  35. 08-Feb-2024

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  36. 05-Feb-2024

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  37. 29-Jan-2024

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  38. 23-Jan-2024

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  39. 12-Jan-2024

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  40. 09-Jan-2024

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  41. 18-Dec-2023

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  42. 03-Nov-2023

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  43. 25-Sep-2023

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  45. 27-Jul-2023

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  46. 30-Jun-2023

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  47. 02-May-2023

    Appearance Of Accussed

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  48. 29-Apr-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  49. 28-Apr-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. 20/2023

casestatus.in Summary

The document is in Kannada, a South Indian language. While the text is technically readable, the judgment appears to consist primarily of repetitive witness examination records (witness testimonies PW.1 through PW.9) that follow nearly identical patterns regarding an alleged assault incident dated March 7, 2020, in Bagalkot district. The witnesses' statements are largely contradictory or non-committal regarding the incident details. SUMMARY: This Session Case No. 20/2023 from the 4th Additional District and Sessions Court (Special Court), Bagalkot involves an alleged assault incident with lathi (stick) blows. The court examined multiple witnesses (PW.1-PW.9) whose testimonies were largely inconsistent and evasive—most witnesses either denied witnessing the assault, claimed lack of knowledge about the incident, or stated they reconciled with the accused. The prosecution recorded statements from complainants and bystanders, but the evidence presented was reportedly insufficient or unreliable, with witnesses frequently denying prior police statements and reconciliation with the accused undermining the case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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