State vs BALRAM Advocate - BHAGWATI PRASAD MEENA — 277/2024

Case Summary: State v. Balram (Case 277/2024) Decision (March 16, 2026) The court convicted defendant Balram (son of Sultan Meena) of assault and wrongful restraint under IPC Sections 323 and 341, but acquitted him under Section 324 (voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous weapon). The court found credible eyewitness testimony from the complainant (reporter Ramswaroop) and corroborating witness (Sitaram) establishing that Balram, along with 4-5 others, assaulted and unlawfully restrained the reporter on June 16, 2023. However, medical evidence and witness statements regarding the nature and weapon of injuries were inconsistent regarding serious/dangerous wounds, warranting benefit of doubt under Section 324. Given Balram's first offense with no prior criminal history, the court imposed probation under the Probation of Offenders Act for 2 years with a self-bond of ₹10,000 and ₹800 prosecution cost, rather than imprisonment. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.