The State Through Poynad Police station vs Ganesh Murlidhar Chavarkar — 170/2024

Court Decision Summary Case: State of Maharashtra v. Ganesh Murlidhar Chavarkar | RCC No. 170/2024 Court: Chief Judicial Magistrate, Raigad, Alibag Decision Date: 31 March 2026 Summary The court convicted Ganesh Murlidhar Chavarkar of assaulting informant Mahendra Vallabh Patil and his son Vaijesh with a kitchen knife on 26 July 2024, causing grievous and simple injuries. Based on consistent testimony from injured witnesses, medical evidence confirming penetration of a metallic object into the victim's skull requiring brain surgery, and the recovered knife fragment, the court found the prosecution proved all charges beyond reasonable doubt under Sections 118(1), 118(2), 126(2), and 238(b) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. The accused was sentenced to one year rigorous imprisonment with fines and concurrent sentences totaling one year imprisonment, plus ₹5,000 compensation to the victims. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.