NAGARAJA NAIK vs STATE BY KARNATAKA FOREST DEPARTMENT, FOREST OFFICER, DAVANAGERE — 49/2020

Case under Public Provident Fund Act Section U/SEC,374,(3). Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED/GRANTED AFTER FULL HEARING on 16th April 2026.

Case disposed

CRL.A - CRIMINAL APPEAL

CNR: KACD010020212020

Filing Number

49/2020

Filing Date

11-Aug-2020

Registration No

49/2020

Registration Date

11-Aug-2020

Court

PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT, CHITRADURGA

Judge

228-Prl. District And Sessions Judge

Decision Date

16-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED/GRANTED AFTER FULL HEARING

Last updated 20-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Public Provident Fund Act Section U/SEC,374,(3)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.NAGARAJA NAIK

    Adv. P.M. HANUMANTHARAYA

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE BY KARNATAKA FOREST DEPARTMENT, FOREST OFFICER, DAVANAGERE

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 16-Apr-2026

    JudgmentView PDF

    The appellate court allowed Nagaraja Naik's appeal and set aside the trial court's conviction for forest violations under the Karnataka Forest Act 1963. The court found that the prosecution failed to establish a crucial foundational requirement: it never proved through joint survey that the land where the 12 eucalyptus trees were felled and borewell was sunk actually belonged to the forest department, since the survey number contained mixed ownership (forest, revenue, and private lands). The appellate court held that without clear demarcation of forest boundaries, the conviction was based on insufficient and ambiguous evidence, warranting acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 16-Apr-2026

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  4. 15-Apr-2026

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  5. 28-Mar-2026

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  9. 24-Jan-2026

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  36. 30-Dec-2023

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  69. 14-Sep-2020

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  70. 13-Aug-2020

    Call For T.C.R

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  71. 12-Aug-2020

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  72. 11-Aug-2020

    Case filed

    Registration No. 49/2020

casestatus.in Summary

The appellate court allowed Nagaraja Naik's appeal and set aside the trial court's conviction for forest violations under the Karnataka Forest Act 1963. The court found that the prosecution failed to establish a crucial foundational requirement: it never proved through joint survey that the land where the 12 eucalyptus trees were felled and borewell was sunk actually belonged to the forest department, since the survey number contained mixed ownership (forest, revenue, and private lands). The appellate court held that without clear demarcation of forest boundaries, the conviction was based on insufficient and ambiguous evidence, warranting acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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