ANEKAL POLICE vs VEERANNA — 45/2012
Case under Indian Penal Code Section 32. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 18th March 2026.
C.C. - CRIMINAL CASES
CNR: KABR220012832011
Registration No
45/2012
Registration Date
12-May-2011
Court
PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, ANEKAL
Judge
95-Prl. CIVIL Judge
Decision Date
18-Mar-2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--ACQUITTED
Last updated 18-Jun-2026
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.ANEKAL POLICE
Adv. app
Respondent(s)
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1.VEERANNA
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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18-Mar-2026
Judgment
Case Summary: CC.No.45/2012 - Anekal Police v. Veeranna Decision: The court acquitted Veeranna of charges under Section 3 read with Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Key Reasoning: The prosecution alleged Veeranna was transporting 775 liters of kerosene valued at Rs. 10,500 without valid license on May 18, 2011. However, the court found that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the kerosene was meant for distribution under the Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) or that it was procured from authorized fair price shops. The critical evidence—including witness testimony and investigation records—did not establish where the kerosene originated or confirm its PDS status. Relying on Karnataka High Court precedents, the court held that to convict under this statute, the prosecution must affirmatively prove the commodity was PDS-issued to authorized dealers. In the absence of such substantive evidence, the case against the accused was vitiated. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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18-Mar-2026
Disposed
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17-Mar-2026
Judgement
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17-Feb-2026
Judgement
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22-Jan-2026
Judgement
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22-Dec-2025
Judgement
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27-Nov-2025
Judgement
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29-Oct-2025
Judgement
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29-Sep-2025
Further Arguments
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29-Aug-2025
Judgement
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02-Aug-2025
Arguments
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18-Jul-2025
Arguments
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04-Jul-2025
Arguments
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25-Jun-2025
Arguments
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06-Jun-2025
Accused Statement u/s 313 CrPC
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19-Apr-2025
Statement
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20-Mar-2025
Deposition
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20-Mar-2025
Statement
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22-Feb-2025
Reissue Summons
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23-Jan-2025
Deposition
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23-Jan-2025
Issue Summons.
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09-Jan-2025
Reissue Summons
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15-Nov-2024
Reissue Summons
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10-Oct-2024
Reissue
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27-Sep-2024
Reissue
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22-Aug-2024
Reissue
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05-Jul-2024
Deposition
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05-Jul-2024
Reissue
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25-Mar-2024
Evidence
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25-Jan-2024
Evidence
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16-Jan-2024
Evidence
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20-Nov-2023
Reissue Summons
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14-Aug-2023
Reissue Summons
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26-Jun-2023
Deposition
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26-Jun-2023
Reissue Summons
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22-May-2023
Reissue NBW to accused
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13-Feb-2023
Witness Warrant
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16-Jan-2023
Witness Warrant
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20-Dec-2022
Witness Warrant
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09-Nov-2022
Evidence
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05-Sep-2022
Evidence
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10-May-2022
Evidence
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06-Nov-2021
Evidence
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04-Nov-2021
Evidence
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09-Sep-2021
Evidence
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10-Jun-2021
Compliance
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12-Mar-2021
Compliance
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17-Dec-2020
Compliance
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19-Nov-2020
Compliance
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21-Aug-2020
Compliance
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29-May-2020
Compliance
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17-Apr-2020
Compliance
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23-Jan-2020
Compliance
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07-Nov-2019
Compliance
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14-Sep-2019
Lok adalath
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31-Aug-2019
Lok adalath
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06-Jul-2019
Evidence
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18-May-2019
Evidence
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04-Apr-2019
Evidence
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28-Feb-2019
Evidence
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31-Jan-2019
Evidence
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24-Dec-2018
Evidence
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30-Nov-2018
Evidence
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14-Sep-2018
Issue NBW To Accused
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18-Aug-2018
Issue NBW To Accused
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17-Aug-2018
Issue NBW To Accused
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15-Jun-2018
Issue NBW To Accused
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23-Feb-2018
Reissue
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05-Jan-2018
Reissue
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06-May-2017
Reissue
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22-Jun-2013
Hear Before Charge
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25-May-2013
Hear Before Charge
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18-Mar-2013
First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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Case filed
Registration No. 45/2012
Case Summary: CC.No.45/2012 - Anekal Police v. Veeranna Decision: The court acquitted Veeranna of charges under Section 3 read with Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act. Key Reasoning: The prosecution alleged Veeranna was transporting 775 liters of kerosene valued at Rs. 10,500 without valid license on May 18, 2011. However, the court found that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the kerosene was meant for distribution under the Public Distribution Scheme (PDS) or that it was procured from authorized fair price shops. The critical evidence—including witness testimony and investigation records—did not establish where the kerosene originated or confirm its PDS status. Relying on Karnataka High Court precedents, the court held that to convict under this statute, the prosecution must affirmatively prove the commodity was PDS-issued to authorized dealers. In the absence of such substantive evidence, the case against the accused was vitiated. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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