Thadicombu PS, Dgl vs Muthupandi — 538/2018

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 379IPC. Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 21st April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - Calendar Case

CNR: TNDG030044282018

Filing Number

538/2018

Filing Date

10-Oct-2018

Registration No

538/2018

Registration Date

11-Oct-2018

Court

Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Dindugul

Judge

9-Judicial Magistrate No II

Decision Date

21-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Acquitted

Last updated 17-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

162

Police Station

Thadicombu P.S.

Year

2017

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 379IPC

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Thadicombu PS (Police Station), Dgl

    Adv. Muthukumar APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Muthupandi

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 21-Apr-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Case 538/2018 Summary Court Decision: The Judicial Magistrate II, Dindigul acquitted accused Muthupandi under IPC Section 379 (theft) and Mines & Minerals Act Section 21(5), finding the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt despite circumstantial evidence. Key Reasoning: Although witnesses testified that sand was seized from a tipper truck near the accused on 22.06.2017, critical gaps undermined the case: no eyewitnesses identified the accused at the crime scene, no confession statement was recorded, no public witnesses testified, seized materials lacked proper documentation, and contradictions existed between police witnesses regarding arrest procedures and evidence chain custody. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 21-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  4. 30-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  5. 23-Mar-2026

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  6. 17-Mar-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  7. 10-Mar-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  8. 03-Mar-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  9. 24-Feb-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  10. 18-Feb-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  11. 18-Feb-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  12. 17-Feb-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  13. 10-Feb-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  14. 09-Dec-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  15. 25-Nov-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  16. 11-Nov-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  17. 04-Nov-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  18. 14-Oct-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  19. 07-Oct-2025

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  20. 07-Oct-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  21. 16-Sep-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  22. 19-Aug-2025

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  23. 19-Aug-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  24. 29-Jul-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  25. 01-Jul-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  26. 10-Jun-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  27. 16-May-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  28. 26-Mar-2025

    For further Proceedings

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  29. 10-Jan-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  30. 10-Dec-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  31. 15-Nov-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  32. 25-Oct-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  33. 15-Oct-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  34. 30-Jul-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  35. 18-Jun-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  36. 16-Apr-2024

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  37. 26-Mar-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  38. 20-Feb-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  39. 09-Jan-2024

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  40. 05-Dec-2023

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  41. 12-Sep-2023

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  42. 01-Aug-2023

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  43. 20-Jun-2023

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  44. 23-May-2023

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  45. 11-Apr-2023

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  46. 21-Feb-2023

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  47. 07-Feb-2023

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  48. 11-Jan-2023

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  49. 03-Jan-2023

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  50. 15-Oct-2022

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  51. 13-Oct-2022

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  52. 18-Jul-2022

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  53. 31-May-2022

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  54. 29-Mar-2022

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  55. 22-Feb-2022

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  56. 27-Dec-2021

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  57. 08-Nov-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  58. 04-Oct-2021

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  59. 07-Sep-2021

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  60. 03-Aug-2021

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  61. 29-Jun-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  62. 25-May-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  63. 20-Apr-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  64. 06-Apr-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  65. 16-Feb-2021

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  66. 29-Dec-2020

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  67. 10-Nov-2020

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  68. 20-Oct-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  69. 08-Sep-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  70. 04-Aug-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  71. 07-Jul-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  72. 02-Jun-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  73. 19-May-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  74. 24-Mar-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  75. 18-Feb-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  76. 17-Dec-2019

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  77. 22-Oct-2019

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  78. 13-Aug-2019

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  79. 25-Jun-2019

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  80. 16-Apr-2019

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  81. 12-Feb-2019

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  82. 11-Dec-2018

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  83. 27-Nov-2018

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  84. 20-Nov-2018

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate No II

  85. 13-Nov-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  86. 10-Oct-2018

    Case filed

    Registration No. 538/2018

casestatus.in Summary

Case 538/2018 Summary Court Decision: The Judicial Magistrate II, Dindigul acquitted accused Muthupandi under IPC Section 379 (theft) and Mines & Minerals Act Section 21(5), finding the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt despite circumstantial evidence. Key Reasoning: Although witnesses testified that sand was seized from a tipper truck near the accused on 22.06.2017, critical gaps undermined the case: no eyewitnesses identified the accused at the crime scene, no confession statement was recorded, no public witnesses testified, seized materials lacked proper documentation, and contradictions existed between police witnesses regarding arrest procedures and evidence chain custody. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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