Kembhavi PS vs Sharanagouda S/o Dyavayya Guttedar, Age 39 Yrs, Occ Driver — 5089/2025

Case Summary: SC.No.5089/2025 Court Decision: All three accused (Sharanagouda, Vithal, and Prakash Guttedar) were acquitted of charges under IPC Sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 302 (murder), and 109 (abetment) with Section 34 (common intention). Key Reasoning: The court found that prosecution witnesses, including the complainant (widow of deceased Rangayya), testified that the death resulted from an accident rather than the alleged coordinated attack. All prosecution witnesses either denied knowledge of the incident or stated they had given no police statements, undermining the case. The court determined the prosecution failed to prove any element of the alleged offences beyond reasonable doubt, with all witnesses turning hostile to the prosecution's narrative. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.