The State of Maharashtra vs Madhukar Kanthalu Gadhekar — 60/2023

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 324,323,504,506,34. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 26th May 2026.

Case disposed

R.C.C. - Regular Criminal Case

CNR: MHJN080005222023

Filing Number

222/2023

Filing Date

20-Apr-2023

Registration No

60/2023

Registration Date

20-Apr-2023

Court

Civil Court Junior Division , Ghansavangi

Judge

1-Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

Decision Date

26-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 16-Jul-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

128

Police Station

Ghansavangi

Year

2023

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 324,323,504,506,34

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.The State of Maharashtra

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Madhukar Kanthalu Gadhekar

  2. 2.Rambhau Madhukar Gadhekar

  3. 3.Ashabai Madhukar Gadhekar

  4. 4.Meera Rambhau Gadhekar

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 26-May-2026

    Copy of Judgment

    Case Summary: State of Maharashtra v. Madhukar Kanthalu Gadhekar & Others (RCC 60/2023) The court acquitted all three accused persons of charges under IPC sections 324, 323, and 504 (causing hurt and criminal intimidation) due to insufficient and unreliable prosecution evidence. The court found critical evidentiary gaps: witness testimonies lacked specificity about which body parts were injured and how; the key seizure panchnama had defects (wrong witness name and missing signature); no independent eye witnesses corroborated the family witnesses' accounts; and material evidence like blood-stained clothes were not seized. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 26-May-2026

    Disposed

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  4. 24-Apr-2026

    Citation

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  5. 15-Apr-2026

    Statement U/sec.313 Cr.P.C.

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  6. 27-Mar-2026

    Statement U/sec.313 Cr.P.C.

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  7. 11-Feb-2026

    Statement U/sec.313 Cr.P.C.

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  8. 17-Jan-2026

    Statement U/sec.313 Cr.P.C.

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  9. 19-Dec-2025

    Statement U/sec.313 Cr.P.C.

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  10. 24-Nov-2025

    Arguments

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  11. 29-Sep-2025

    Arguments

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  12. 08-Aug-2025

    Arguments

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  13. 04-Aug-2025

    Arguments

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  14. 01-Jul-2025

    Arguments

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  15. 16-May-2025

    Arguments

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  16. 04-Apr-2025

    Arguments

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  17. 06-Mar-2025

    Arguments

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  18. 15-Jan-2025

    Arguments

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  19. 24-Dec-2024

    Arguments

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  20. 30-Nov-2024

    Arguments

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  21. 18-Oct-2024

    Arguments

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  22. 27-Sep-2024

    Arguments

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  23. 14-Aug-2024

    Arguments

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  24. 08-Jul-2024

    Evidence Part Heard

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  25. 27-May-2024

    Evidence Part Heard

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  26. 26-Apr-2024

    Evidence Part Heard

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  27. 12-Apr-2024

    Evidence Part Heard

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  28. 22-Mar-2024

    Evidence Part Heard

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  29. 16-Feb-2024

    Evidence Part Heard

    Civil Judge J.D. and J.M.F.C

  30. 05-Jan-2024

    Evidence Part Heard

    Jt. Cjjd and JMFC

  31. 24-Nov-2023

    Evidence Part Heard

    Jt. Cjjd and JMFC

  32. 18-Oct-2023

    Evidence

    Jt. Cjjd and JMFC

  33. 08-Sep-2023

    Evidence

    Jt. Cjjd and JMFC

  34. 03-Aug-2023

    Evidence

    Jt. Cjjd and JMFC

  35. 28-Jun-2023

    Evidence

    Jt. Cjjd and JMFC

  36. 20-Apr-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  37. 20-Apr-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. 60/2023

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of Maharashtra v. Madhukar Kanthalu Gadhekar & Others (RCC 60/2023) The court acquitted all three accused persons of charges under IPC sections 324, 323, and 504 (causing hurt and criminal intimidation) due to insufficient and unreliable prosecution evidence. The court found critical evidentiary gaps: witness testimonies lacked specificity about which body parts were injured and how; the key seizure panchnama had defects (wrong witness name and missing signature); no independent eye witnesses corroborated the family witnesses' accounts; and material evidence like blood-stained clothes were not seized. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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