State of Maharashtra vs Haibati alias Prakash Balwant alias Balu Patil Advocate - K. B. Desai — 16/2022

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 354,323,504,34. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 14th May 2026.

Case disposed

R.C.C. - Regular Criminal Case

CNR: MHKO200001012022

e-Filing Number

08-02-2022

Filing Number

68/2022

Filing Date

05-Mar-2022

Registration No

16/2022

Registration Date

05-Mar-2022

Court

CJJD and JMFC, Kale-Kheriwade

Judge

1-Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

Decision Date

14-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 15-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

212

Police Station

Shahuwadi Police Station

Year

2021

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 354,323,504,34

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of Maharashtra

    Adv. A. P. P.

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Haibati alias Prakash Balwant alias Balu Patil Advocate - K. B. Desai

  2. 2.Laxman Ananda Patil

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 14-May-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Case Summary: State of Maharashtra v. Haibati alias Prakash Balwant Patil & Laxman Ananda Patil Court Decision: The court acquitted both defendants of charges under Indian Penal Code sections 354(b) (outraging modesty), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult), and 34 (common intention), finding insufficient evidence to prove the allegations beyond reasonable doubt despite the complainant's testimony and corroborating witnesses. Key Reasoning: While the prosecution presented the complainant and supporting witnesses, their testimony established only a prior dispute between the complainant's husband and the defendants, with minimal independent corroboration of the specific violent acts alleged; the prosecution failed to discharge its burden of proving the case conclusively, necessitating acquittal under the criminal procedure code. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 14-May-2026

    Disposed

    Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  4. 13-Apr-2026

    Arguments

    Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  5. 16-Mar-2026

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

    Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  6. 19-Jan-2026

    Evidence Part Heard

    Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  7. 03-Nov-2025

    Evidence Part Heard

    Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  8. 04-Aug-2025

    Evidence Part Heard

    Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  9. 17-May-2025

    Evidence Part Heard

    Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  10. 24-Mar-2025

    Evidence Part Heard

    Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  11. 03-Mar-2025

    Evidence Part Heard

  12. 28-Nov-2024

    Evidence Part Heard

  13. 30-Sep-2024

    Evidence Part Heard

  14. 19-Aug-2024

    Evidence Part Heard

  15. 15-Jul-2024

    Evidence Part Heard

  16. 27-May-2024

    Evidence Part Heard

  17. 18-Mar-2024

    Hearing

  18. 18-Jan-2024

    Hearing

  19. 21-Nov-2023

    Hearing

  20. 09-Oct-2023

    Hearing

  21. 19-Aug-2023

    Hearing

  22. 21-Jul-2023

    Hearing

  23. 16-Jun-2023

    Hearing

  24. 04-May-2023

    Hearing

    Extra Jt. Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  25. 31-Mar-2023

    Hearing

    Extra Jt. Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  26. 27-Mar-2023

    Hearing

    Extra Jt. Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  27. 02-Feb-2023

    Hearing

    Extra Jt. Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  28. 15-Dec-2022

    Hearing

    Extra Jt. Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  29. 05-Nov-2022

    Hearing

    Extra Jt. Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  30. 16-Sep-2022

    Hearing

    Extra Jt. Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  31. 26-Aug-2022

    Hearing

    Extra Jt. Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  32. 16-Aug-2022

    ChargeView PDF

  33. 16-Aug-2022

    Hearing

    Extra Jt. Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  34. 28-Jun-2022

    Summons_Ready

    Extra Jt. Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  35. 01-Apr-2022

    Summons_Ready

    Extra Jt. Cjjd and JMFC Kale-Kherivade

  36. 05-Mar-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  37. 05-Mar-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. 16/2022

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of Maharashtra v. Haibati alias Prakash Balwant Patil & Laxman Ananda Patil Court Decision: The court acquitted both defendants of charges under Indian Penal Code sections 354(b) (outraging modesty), 323 (voluntarily causing hurt), 504 (intentional insult), and 34 (common intention), finding insufficient evidence to prove the allegations beyond reasonable doubt despite the complainant's testimony and corroborating witnesses. Key Reasoning: While the prosecution presented the complainant and supporting witnesses, their testimony established only a prior dispute between the complainant's husband and the defendants, with minimal independent corroboration of the specific violent acts alleged; the prosecution failed to discharge its burden of proving the case conclusively, necessitating acquittal under the criminal procedure code. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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