State Through Excise Jewargi PS vs Rangu bai w/o Shivakanth Chouna Age 41 Yrs Occ. Cooli R/o Anklagi Tanda Tq. Jewargi Dt.Kalaburagi — 18/2021

Case under Karnataka Excise Act Section 32,38(A). Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 19th May 2026.

Case disposed

C.C. - CRIMINAL CASES

CNR: KAKB620000262021

Filing Number

18/2021

Filing Date

22-Jan-2021

Registration No

18/2021

Registration Date

22-Jan-2021

Court

PRL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, JEVARGI

Judge

328-CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

Decision Date

19-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

04

Police Station

EXCISE PS,JEVARGI

Year

2020

Acts & Sections

Karnataka Excise Act Section 32,38(A)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State Through Excise Jewargi PS (Police Station)

    Adv. Assistant Public Prosecutor

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Rangu bai w/o Shivakanth Chouna Age 41 Yrs Occ. Cooli R/o Anklagi Tanda Tq. Jewargi Dt.Kalaburagi

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 19-May-2026

    JudgmentView PDF

    Case Summary: C.C.No.18/2021 Court Decision: The court acquitted Rangu Bai (age 41, occupation: laborer) of charges under Karnataka Excise Act, Sections 32 and 38(a) for alleged illegal liquor sales. Key Reasoning: The court found the prosecution's investigation defective because only partial samples of the seized liquor bottles were sent for chemical analysis, while remaining bottles were not tested. Applying the Karnataka High Court precedent (M.R. Manjunath case), the judge ruled that failure to chemically analyze all seized items creates reasonable doubt, preventing conviction even if some bottles tested positive. The court granted the accused the benefit of doubt under criminal law principles. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 19-May-2026

    Disposed

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  4. 21-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  5. 18-Apr-2026

    Arguments-Criminal

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  6. 04-Apr-2026

    Arguments-Criminal

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  7. 13-Mar-2026

    Arguments-Criminal

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  8. 25-Feb-2026

    Arguments-Criminal

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  9. 16-Feb-2026

    313 StatementView PDF

  10. 16-Feb-2026

    Arguments-Criminal

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  11. 09-Feb-2026

    Accussed Statement u/s 313 CrPC

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  12. 19-Jan-2026

    DepositionView PDF

  13. 19-Jan-2026

    Accussed Statement u/s 313 CrPC

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  14. 01-Dec-2025

    DepositionView PDF

  15. 01-Dec-2025

    Evidence-Criminal

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  16. 04-Nov-2025

    DepositionView PDF

  17. 04-Nov-2025

    Evidence-Criminal

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  18. 24-Sep-2025

    Evidence-Criminal

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  19. 05-Aug-2025

    Evidence-Criminal

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  20. 14-Jul-2025

    Appearance Of Accussed

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  21. 06-May-2025

    Evidence-Criminal

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  22. 26-Mar-2025

    Evidence-Criminal

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  23. 01-Feb-2025

    Evidence-Criminal

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  24. 20-Jan-2025

    Evidence-Criminal

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  25. 13-Nov-2024

    Evidence-Criminal

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  26. 03-Oct-2024

    Evidence-Criminal

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  27. 10-Sep-2024

    Evidence-Criminal

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  28. 13-Aug-2024

    Evidence-Criminal

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  29. 03-Jul-2024

    Evidence-Criminal

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  30. 29-May-2024

    Evidence-Criminal

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  31. 10-Apr-2024

    Evidence-Criminal

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  32. 26-Mar-2024

    Evidence-Criminal

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  33. 06-Feb-2024

    Evidence-Criminal

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  34. 27-Nov-2023

    Evidence-Criminal

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  35. 03-Oct-2023

    Evidence-Criminal

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  36. 19-Jul-2023

    Appearance Of Accussed

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  37. 11-May-2023

    Appearance Of Accussed

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  38. 10-May-2023

    Evidence-Criminal

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  39. 14-Feb-2023

    Evidence-Criminal

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  40. 20-Dec-2022

    Evidence-Criminal

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  41. 06-Oct-2022

    DepositionView PDF

  42. 06-Oct-2022

    Evidence-Criminal

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  43. 27-Jul-2022

    DepositionView PDF

  44. 27-Jul-2022

    Evidence-Criminal

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  45. 19-May-2022

    Evidence-Criminal

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  46. 10-Mar-2022

    Evidence-Criminal

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  47. 31-Dec-2021

    Appearance Of Accussed

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  48. 07-Oct-2021

    Appearance Of Accussed

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  49. 04-Aug-2021

    Appearance Of Accussed

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  50. 30-Jun-2021

    Appearance Of Accussed

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  51. 20-May-2021

    Appearance Of Accussed

    CIVIL Judge JMFC,Jewargi

  52. 12-Mar-2021

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  53. 22-Jan-2021

    Case filed

    Registration No. 18/2021

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: C.C.No.18/2021 Court Decision: The court acquitted Rangu Bai (age 41, occupation: laborer) of charges under Karnataka Excise Act, Sections 32 and 38(a) for alleged illegal liquor sales. Key Reasoning: The court found the prosecution's investigation defective because only partial samples of the seized liquor bottles were sent for chemical analysis, while remaining bottles were not tested. Applying the Karnataka High Court precedent (M.R. Manjunath case), the judge ruled that failure to chemically analyze all seized items creates reasonable doubt, preventing conviction even if some bottles tested positive. The court granted the accused the benefit of doubt under criminal law principles. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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