State of Maharashtra vs Sitaram Baban Khartode Advocate - Sangle Dattatray Sadaba — 246/2020

Summary: In FIR No. 246/2020 against Sitaram Khartoде, a forest guard testified that on 23/03/2017, he found a 465-meter long, 2-meter wide pipe with a 5-inch diameter diameter pipe laid in Forest Plot No. 1575 in Indapur taluka. During cross-examination, the defense counsel challenged the authenticity of the evidence, arguing that no documentary proof was provided to establish the pipe belonged to the accused. The court found the prosecution case lacks substantive evidence and accordingly dismissed the case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.