SI of Police, Town North P.S vs Karthick — 237/2018

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 379. Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 15th April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - Calendar Case

CNR: TNDG030014762018

Filing Number

2372018/2018

Filing Date

09-Apr-2018

Registration No

237/2018

Registration Date

09-Apr-2018

Court

Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Dindugul

Judge

9-Judicial Magistrate No II

Decision Date

15-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Acquitted

Last updated 17-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

630

Police Station

Dindigul Town North P.S

Year

2017

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 379
Mp/1/2026 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section SI of Police, Town North P.SRamachandran
Mp/2/2026 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section SI of Police, Town North P.SRamachandran
Mp/3/2026 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section SI of Police, Town North P.SRamachandran
Mp/4/2026 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section SI of Police, Town North P.SRamachandran

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.SI of Police, Town North P.S

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Karthick

  2. 2.Ramachandran

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-Apr-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Case Summary: 237/2018 Court Decision: The court acquitted the second accused (Ramachandran) under IPC Section 379 (theft), finding that the prosecution failed to prove the theft charge beyond reasonable doubt. The court held that while the crime occurred, the evidence—relying primarily on confessional statements and circumstantial evidence—was insufficient to conclusively establish that the accused committed it. Key Reasoning: The court noted critical evidentiary gaps: no eyewitness definitively identified the accused, the confession witness (PW4) admitted not knowing the accused's identity, and no corroborating evidence directly linked the accused to the stolen gold chain. The court applied the "benefit of doubt" principle, acquitting the accused under CrPC Section 248(1). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 15-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  4. 23-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  5. 17-Mar-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  6. 17-Mar-2026

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  7. 16-Mar-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  8. 09-Mar-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  9. 02-Mar-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  10. 23-Feb-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  11. 23-Feb-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  12. 16-Feb-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  13. 09-Feb-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  14. 09-Feb-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  15. 27-Jan-2026

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  16. 05-Jan-2026

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  17. 08-Dec-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  18. 20-Nov-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  19. 10-Nov-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  20. 25-Aug-2025

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  21. 30-Jun-2025

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  22. 04-Mar-2025

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  23. 26-Nov-2024

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  24. 08-Oct-2024

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  25. 01-Jul-2024

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  26. 16-Apr-2024

    Service Pending-Summon

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  27. 29-Jan-2024

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  28. 07-Nov-2023

    Service Pending-Summon

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  29. 05-Sep-2023

    Service Pending-Summon

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  30. 14-Jun-2023

    Service Pending-Summon

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  31. 17-Apr-2023

    Service Pending-Summon

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  32. 24-Jan-2023

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  33. 08-Nov-2022

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  34. 22-Aug-2022

    Service Pending-Summon

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  35. 22-Jun-2022

    Service Pending-Summon

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  36. 01-Jun-2022

    Service Pending-Summon

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  37. 28-Apr-2022

    Service Pending-Summon

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  38. 03-Mar-2022

    Service Pending-Summon

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  39. 27-Jan-2022

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  40. 15-Dec-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  41. 10-Nov-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

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  42. 06-Oct-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  43. 08-Sep-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  44. 06-Aug-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

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  45. 25-Jun-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

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  46. 20-May-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

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  47. 08-Apr-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

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  48. 15-Mar-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

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  49. 21-Dec-2020

    Service Pending-Summon

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  50. 21-Sep-2020

    Service Pending-Summon

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  51. 06-Jul-2020

    Service Pending-Summon

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  52. 18-May-2020

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  53. 17-Feb-2020

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  54. 25-Nov-2019

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  55. 19-Aug-2019

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  56. 27-May-2019

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  57. 02-Mar-2019

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  58. 01-Dec-2018

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  59. 01-Sep-2018

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  60. 02-Jul-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  61. 09-Apr-2018

    Case filed

    Registration No. 237/2018

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: 237/2018 Court Decision: The court acquitted the second accused (Ramachandran) under IPC Section 379 (theft), finding that the prosecution failed to prove the theft charge beyond reasonable doubt. The court held that while the crime occurred, the evidence—relying primarily on confessional statements and circumstantial evidence—was insufficient to conclusively establish that the accused committed it. Key Reasoning: The court noted critical evidentiary gaps: no eyewitness definitively identified the accused, the confession witness (PW4) admitted not knowing the accused's identity, and no corroborating evidence directly linked the accused to the stolen gold chain. The court applied the "benefit of doubt" principle, acquitting the accused under CrPC Section 248(1). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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