FRO NELLIYAMPATHY vs SENTHANIZHUKANNAN Advocate - JACOB MATHEW, JACOB MATHEW — 900589/2016

Case under Wild Life Protection Act Section 2(2),2(14),2(31),39,40,50,51ANDSEC47(I),I,F(I),G(3). Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 31st March 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CALENDAR CASE

CNR: KLPK240020742016

Filing Number

900589/2016

Filing Date

25-May-2016

Registration No

900589/2016

Registration Date

25-May-2016

Court

Judicial First Class Magistrate Court , Alathur

Judge

1-Judicial First Class Magistrate

Decision Date

31-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 30-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

9

Police Station

Nelliampathy Forest Range Office

Year

2014

Acts & Sections

Wild Life Protection Act Section 2(2),2(14),2(31),39,40,50,51ANDSEC47(I),I,F(I),G(3)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.FRO NELLIYAMPATHY

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.SENTHANIZHUKANNAN Advocate - JACOB MATHEW, JACOB MATHEW

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 31-Mar-2026

    JudgementView PDF

    CASE SUMMARY: 900589/2016 The court acquitted accused Senthamil Kannan of wildlife protection and forest law violations after finding critical gaps in the prosecution's case. Though police seized two deer horns and seven sandalwood pieces from his house in May 2014, the court held that the prosecution failed to prove their authenticity through scientific examination—relying instead on subjective visual and smell-based identification by forest officials. Additionally, the court found serious defects in the chain of custody (items were not properly sealed or packed), failed to establish conscious possession (items were found on a shelf, not directly with the accused), and lacked evidence linking the accused to any illegal hunting or sandalwood cutting. The court ruled that suspicion cannot replace proof in criminal trials and acquitted the accused on March 31, 2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 31-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  4. 30-Mar-2026

    Order/ Judgement

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  5. 26-Mar-2026

    For Hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  6. 23-Mar-2026

    For Hearing

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  7. 12-Mar-2026

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  8. 13-Jan-2026

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  9. 18-Nov-2025

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  10. 07-Oct-2025

    BW to cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  11. 01-Jul-2025

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  12. 28-Jun-2025

    Call with C.mp

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  13. 21-Jun-2025

    Call with C.mp

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  14. 17-Jun-2025

    Call with C.mp

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  15. 09-Jun-2025

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  16. 15-May-2025

    Further evidence

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  17. 04-Apr-2025

    NBW to cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  18. 12-Feb-2025

    NBW to cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  19. 20-Jan-2025

    NBW to cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  20. 16-Dec-2024

    NBW to cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  21. 17-Oct-2024

    NBW to cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  22. 23-Aug-2024

    NBW to cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  23. 09-Jul-2024

    NBW to cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  24. 06-Jun-2024

    NBW to cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  25. 17-Apr-2024

    BW to cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  26. 06-Feb-2024

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  27. 16-Nov-2023

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  28. 19-Sep-2023

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  29. 13-Jul-2023

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  30. 14-Jun-2023

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  31. 03-Mar-2023

    BW to cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  32. 20-Jan-2023

    Produce Witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  33. 20-Oct-2022

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  34. 15-Sep-2022

    For framing charge

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  35. 23-Aug-2022

    Hearing on Charge

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  36. 27-Jun-2022

    BW to cws

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  37. 19-Mar-2022

    Repeat Summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  38. 09-Feb-2022

    Repeat Summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  39. 21-Dec-2021

    Repeat Summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  40. 16-Nov-2021

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  41. 26-Oct-2021

    Issue Summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  42. 23-Sep-2021

    Repeat Summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  43. 10-Aug-2021

    Repeat Summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  44. 01-Jul-2021

    No sitting notified

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  45. 23-Apr-2021

    No sitting notified

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  46. 20-Feb-2021

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  47. 15-Jan-2021

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  48. 27-Nov-2020

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  49. 30-Sep-2020

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  50. 17-Feb-2020

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  51. 30-Sep-2019

    To summon witness

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  52. 24-Jul-2019

    Issue Summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  53. 10-May-2019

    Bound over

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  54. 30-Jan-2019

    Bound over

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  55. 09-Nov-2018

    Issue Summons

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  56. 06-Jul-2018

    No sitting notified

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  57. 31-Mar-2018

    Call on

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  58. 18-Dec-2017

    Call on

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  59. 16-Jun-2017

    Call on

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  60. 16-Apr-2017

    Call on

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  61. 16-Nov-2016

    Call on

    Judicial First Class Magistrate

  62. 16-Aug-2016

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  63. 25-May-2016

    Case filed

    Registration No. 900589/2016

casestatus.in Summary

CASE SUMMARY: 900589/2016 The court acquitted accused Senthamil Kannan of wildlife protection and forest law violations after finding critical gaps in the prosecution's case. Though police seized two deer horns and seven sandalwood pieces from his house in May 2014, the court held that the prosecution failed to prove their authenticity through scientific examination—relying instead on subjective visual and smell-based identification by forest officials. Additionally, the court found serious defects in the chain of custody (items were not properly sealed or packed), failed to establish conscious possession (items were found on a shelf, not directly with the accused), and lacked evidence linking the accused to any illegal hunting or sandalwood cutting. The court ruled that suspicion cannot replace proof in criminal trials and acquitted the accused on March 31, 2026. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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