HUNSUR TOWN POLICE STATION vs BHARATH — 2832/2022

Case under Karnataka Excise Act Section 32. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 28th March 2026.

Case disposed

C.C. - CRIMINAL CASES

CNR: KAMS300034482022

Filing Number

2832/2022

Filing Date

08-Jul-2022

Registration No

2832/2022

Registration Date

08-Jul-2022

Court

PRL.SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, HUNSUR

Judge

446-Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

Decision Date

28-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 19-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

105

Police Station

HUNSUR TOWN PS

Year

2022

Acts & Sections

Karnataka Excise Act Section 32

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.HUNSUR TOWN POLICE STATION

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BHARATH

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 28-Mar-2026

    Judgment

    Case Summary: CC No. 2832/2022 Decision: Bharath was acquitted of charges under Section 32 of the Karnataka Excise Act for alleged illegal possession of 12 whiskey tetra packets. Key Reasoning: The court found critical deficiencies in the prosecution's case: both independent mahazar (seizure record) witnesses turned hostile and denied the seizure contents; the sole eyewitness also became hostile; and the investigating officer admitted taking witnesses from the police station rather than securing them locally. The mahazar document—crucial evidence—could not be proven reliable, and the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 28-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  4. 17-Mar-2026

    Deposition

  5. 17-Mar-2026

    Judgements

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  6. 09-Mar-2026

    Re Issue Summons

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  7. 17-Feb-2026

    Cross Examination

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  8. 10-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  9. 09-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  10. 02-Feb-2026

    Deposition

  11. 02-Feb-2026

    Arguments

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  12. 06-Jan-2026

    Cross Examination

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  13. 15-Dec-2025

    Cross Examination

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  14. 25-Nov-2025

    Cross Examination

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  15. 17-Nov-2025

    Orders

  16. 17-Nov-2025

    Cross Examination

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  17. 10-Nov-2025

    Orders

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  18. 04-Nov-2025

    Objections

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  19. 03-Nov-2025

    Accussed Statement u/s 313 CrPC

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  20. 28-Oct-2025

    Deposition

  21. 28-Oct-2025

    Accussed Statement u/s 313 CrPC

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  22. 30-Sep-2025

    Evidence

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  23. 09-Sep-2025

    Deposition

  24. 09-Sep-2025

    Deposition

  25. 09-Sep-2025

    Evidence

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  26. 11-Aug-2025

    Deposition

  27. 11-Aug-2025

    Evidence

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  28. 17-Jun-2025

    Evidence

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  29. 03-Jun-2025

    Evidence

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  30. 21-Apr-2025

    Evidence

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  31. 10-Mar-2025

    Evidence

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  32. 28-Jan-2025

    Evidence

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  33. 30-Dec-2024

    Evidence

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  34. 02-Dec-2024

    Evidence

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  35. 15-Oct-2024

    Evidence

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  36. 23-Sep-2024

    Deposition

  37. 23-Sep-2024

    Evidence

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  38. 05-Aug-2024

    Evidence

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  39. 01-Jul-2024

    Evidence

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  40. 13-May-2024

    Evidence

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  41. 18-Mar-2024

    Evidence

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  42. 12-Feb-2024

    Evidence

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  43. 17-Jan-2024

    Evidence

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  44. 06-Dec-2023

    Evidence

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  45. 08-Nov-2023

    Evidence

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  46. 10-Oct-2023

    Evidence

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  47. 07-Sep-2023

    Evidence

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  48. 06-Sep-2023

    Evidence

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  49. 11-Jul-2023

    Evidence

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  50. 05-Jun-2023

    Deposition

  51. 05-Jun-2023

    Deposition

  52. 05-Jun-2023

    Evidence

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  53. 17-Apr-2023

    Evidence

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  54. 06-Mar-2023

    Evidence

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  55. 22-Feb-2023

    Hear Before Charge - Hbc

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  56. 31-Jan-2023

    Orders

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  57. 12-Dec-2022

    Re Issue Summons

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  58. 17-Oct-2022

    Re Issue Summons

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  59. 05-Sep-2022

    Issue Summons

    Prl Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC Hunsur

  60. 08-Jul-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  61. 08-Jul-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. 2832/2022

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: CC No. 2832/2022 Decision: Bharath was acquitted of charges under Section 32 of the Karnataka Excise Act for alleged illegal possession of 12 whiskey tetra packets. Key Reasoning: The court found critical deficiencies in the prosecution's case: both independent mahazar (seizure record) witnesses turned hostile and denied the seizure contents; the sole eyewitness also became hostile; and the investigating officer admitted taking witnesses from the police station rather than securing them locally. The mahazar document—crucial evidence—could not be proven reliable, and the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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