STATE OF RAJASTHAN vs KAILASH Advocate - PRADHAN LAL JAT — 81/2019

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 379. Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 01st April 2026.

Cr. Reg. Case - CR. REGULAR

CNR: RJAJ200001042019

Case disposed

Filing Number

104/2019

Filing Date

06-03-2019

Registration No

81/2019

Registration Date

06-03-2019

Court

JM SARWAR TALUKA CRIMINAL

Judge

1-JM

Decision Date

01st April 2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Acquitted

FIR Details

FIR Number

345

Police Station

Sarwar

Year

2017

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 379
Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation ) Act Section 4,21

Petitioner(s)

STATE OF RAJASTHAN

Adv. APO

Respondent(s)

KAILASH Advocate - PRADHAN LAL JAT

Hearing History

Judge: 1-JM

01-04-2026

Disposed

25-03-2026

Examination of accused u/s. 313 Cr.P.C.

23-03-2026

Examination of accused u/s. 313 Cr.P.C.

19-03-2026

Examination of accused u/s. 313 Cr.P.C.

13-03-2026

Prosecution Evidence

Final Orders / Judgements

01-04-2026
Order
01-04-2026
Judgement

Case Summary: State of Rajasthan v. Kailash (81/2019) Court Decision: The accused Kailash was acquitted of both charges under Section 379 IPC (theft) and Section 4/21 MMDR Act (illegal mineral transportation). The court found the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Key Reasoning: While the court acknowledged that Section 22 of the MMDR Act requires authorized complaints for offenses under that statute, it ruled prosecution could proceed under IPC Section 379 for theft. However, critical investigative failures undermined the case: only police personnel served as witnesses (no independent witnesses), no FSL testing confirmed the material was gravel, no weight measurements were recorded, and the investigating officer died during proceedings. Combined with one hostile witness who denied the accused was driving, these deficiencies prevented establishing guilt beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

Interim Orders

07-02-2026
Order
12-02-2026
Order
23-02-2026
Order
09-03-2026
Order
13-03-2026
Order
19-03-2026
Order
23-03-2026
Order
25-03-2026
Order
casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of Rajasthan v. Kailash (81/2019) Court Decision: The accused Kailash was acquitted of both charges under Section 379 IPC (theft) and Section 4/21 MMDR Act (illegal mineral transportation). The court found the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Key Reasoning: While the court acknowledged that Section 22 of the MMDR Act requires authorized complaints for offenses under that statute, it ruled prosecution could proceed under IPC Section 379 for theft. However, critical investigative failures undermined the case: only police personnel served as witnesses (no independent witnesses), no FSL testing confirmed the material was gravel, no weight measurements were recorded, and the investigating officer died during proceedings. Combined with one hostile witness who denied the accused was driving, these deficiencies prevented establishing guilt beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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