State of Maharashtra Kopari Police Station Dist. Thane vs Rajkumar Pesumal Aeilani — 139/2025
Case under Indian Penal Code Section 353. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 10th April 2026.
Sessions Case
CNR: MHTH010011832025
Filing Number
718/2025
Filing Date
15-02-2025
Registration No
139/2025
Registration Date
15-02-2025
Court
District and Session Court , Thane
Judge
4-Ad-hoc Dist. Judge-2 and Addl. Sessions Judge Thane
Decision Date
10th April 2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--ACQUITTED
FIR Details
FIR Number
87
Police Station
Kopari Police Station
Year
2018
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
State of Maharashtra Kopari Police Station Dist. Thane
Adv. APP
Respondent(s)
Rajkumar Pesumal Aeilani
Hearing History
Judge: 4-Ad-hoc Dist. Judge-2 and Addl. Sessions Judge Thane
Disposed
Statement U/sec.313 Cr.P.C.
Statement U/sec.313 Cr.P.C.
Statement U/sec.313 Cr.P.C.
Evidence Part Heard
| Date | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 10-04-2026 | Disposed |
| 30-03-2026 | Statement U/sec.313 Cr.P.C. |
| 24-03-2026 | Statement U/sec.313 Cr.P.C. |
| 13-03-2026 | Statement U/sec.313 Cr.P.C. |
| 20-02-2026 | Evidence Part Heard |
Final Orders / Judgements
Case Summary: State of Maharashtra v. Rajkumar Pesumal Ailani (Session Case 139/2025) Court Decision: Accused acquitted on all charges. Key Reasoning: The Additional Sessions Judge found the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt on all five charges (IPC Section 353, Mumbai Police Act Sections 112/117, Motor Vehicles Act Sections 130(1)/177). Critical gaps included: (1) no documentary proof of a valid no-entry traffic restriction; (2) the spot panchanama made no mention of no-entry signage; (3) exclusive reliance on seven interested police witnesses with zero independent public corroboration despite the incident occurring at a busy public junction at 8 PM; and (4) failure to establish actual obstruction to traffic. The court emphasized that Section 353 IPC requires proof of lawful duty being performed, which collapsed when the underlying traffic restriction wasn't proven. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
Case Summary: State of Maharashtra v. Rajkumar Pesumal Ailani (Session Case 139/2025) Court Decision: Accused acquitted on all charges. Key Reasoning: The Additional Sessions Judge found the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt on all five charges (IPC Section 353, Mumbai Police Act Sections 112/117, Motor Vehicles Act Sections 130(1)/177). Critical gaps included: (1) no documentary proof of a valid no-entry traffic restriction; (2) the spot panchanama made no mention of no-entry signage; (3) exclusive reliance on seven interested police witnesses with zero independent public corroboration despite the incident occurring at a busy public junction at 8 PM; and (4) failure to establish actual obstruction to traffic. The court emphasized that Section 353 IPC requires proof of lawful duty being performed, which collapsed when the underlying traffic restriction wasn't proven. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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