Deputy Superintendent of Police vs HrishikeshKundu and 29 others — 1000092/2018

Case under --- Section 120(B),406,420. Status: Evidence. Next hearing: 14th August 2026.

Evidence Next hearing 14-Aug-2026 this date has passed

CC - Calendar Case

CNR: TNED040011522018

Filing Number

1000092/2018

Filing Date

20-Aug-2018

Registration No

1000092/2018

Registration Date

20-Aug-2018

Court

Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Erode

Judge

10-Chief Judicial Magistrate

Last updated 14-Aug-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

1423

Police Station

C.B.C.I.D Erode

Year

2012

Acts & Sections

--- Section 120(B),406,420
--- Section 66B,84B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Deputy Superintendent of Police

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.HrishikeshKundu and 29 others

  2. 2.Kethra Mohan Manthan

  3. 3.Gagan Bihari Senapathy alias Gagan

  4. 4.Ananda Rao

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  5. 5.Kandha Rao

  6. 6.Srinivasa Rao

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  7. 7.Subashkumar Das

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  8. 8.Ramesh alias Sathya Ramesh

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  9. 9.Kumar

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  10. 10.Sivaguru

  11. 11.Ravikumar

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  12. 12.Dayanidhi

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  13. 13.Murugan alias KosuMurugan

  14. 14.Subramanian

  15. 15.Dhavamani

  16. 16.Selvam alias Thunikadai Selvam

  17. 17.Venkat alias Venkatji alias Venkatesan

  18. 18.Senthilkumar

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  19. 19.Thiagarajan

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  20. 20.Sridharraj alias Balan

  21. 21.Gnanam alias Gnanasekaran

  22. 22.Kumar alias Karthick alias Karthikeyan

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  23. 23.Mohanbabu

    Adv. Ramkumar E.R

  24. 24.Sathishkumar

    Adv. Ramkumar E.R

  25. 25.Varatharaj

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  26. 26.Selvarasu

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  27. 27.Kandasamy

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  28. 28.Sudhakar

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  29. 29.Senthil

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

  30. 30.Dhanakodi

    Adv. Balasubramani. L.R

Case History

  1. 14-Aug-2026

    Next hearingPending

  2. 07-Aug-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  3. 07-Aug-2026

    Evidence

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  4. 06-Aug-2026

    Evidence

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  5. 30-Jul-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  6. 30-Jul-2026

    Evidence

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  7. 23-Jul-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  8. 23-Jul-2026

    Evidence

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  9. 16-Jul-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  10. 16-Jul-2026

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  11. 09-Jul-2026

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  12. 02-Jul-2026

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  13. 25-Jun-2026

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  14. 19-Jun-2026

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  15. 12-Jun-2026

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  16. 05-Jun-2026

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  17. 29-May-2026

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  18. 22-May-2026

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  19. 08-May-2026

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  20. 30-Apr-2026

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  21. 09-Apr-2026

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  22. 27-Mar-2026

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  23. 12-Mar-2026

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  24. 05-Mar-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  25. 05-Mar-2026

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  26. 26-Feb-2026

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  27. 26-Feb-2026

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  28. 19-Feb-2026

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  29. 12-Feb-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  30. 12-Feb-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  31. 12-Feb-2026

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  32. 05-Feb-2026

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  33. 05-Feb-2026

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  34. 29-Jan-2026

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  35. 22-Jan-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  36. 22-Jan-2026

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  37. 08-Jan-2026

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  38. 03-Jan-2026

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  39. 18-Dec-2025

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  40. 11-Dec-2025

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  41. 04-Dec-2025

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  42. 27-Nov-2025

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  43. 27-Nov-2025

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  44. 20-Nov-2025

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  45. 20-Nov-2025

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  46. 20-Nov-2025

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  47. 20-Nov-2025

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  48. 20-Nov-2025

    Evidence

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  49. 13-Nov-2025

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  50. 13-Nov-2025

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  51. 13-Nov-2025

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  52. 13-Nov-2025

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  53. 13-Nov-2025

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  54. 06-Nov-2025

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  55. 30-Oct-2025

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  56. 30-Oct-2025

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  57. 30-Oct-2025

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  58. 30-Oct-2025

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  59. 23-Oct-2025

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  60. 17-Oct-2025

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  61. 09-Oct-2025

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  62. 25-Sep-2025

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  63. 25-Sep-2025

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  64. 18-Sep-2025

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  65. 18-Sep-2025

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  66. 18-Sep-2025

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  67. 11-Sep-2025

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  68. 11-Sep-2025

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  69. 11-Sep-2025

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  70. 04-Sep-2025

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  71. 28-Aug-2025

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  72. 21-Aug-2025

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  73. 14-Aug-2025

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  74. 07-Aug-2025

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  75. 07-Aug-2025

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  76. 31-Jul-2025

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  77. 31-Jul-2025

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  78. 24-Jul-2025

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  79. 17-Jul-2025

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  80. 17-Jul-2025

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  81. 10-Jul-2025

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  82. 26-Jun-2025

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  83. 05-Jun-2025

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  84. 05-Jun-2025

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  85. 15-May-2025

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  86. 15-May-2025

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  87. 08-May-2025

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  88. 17-Apr-2025

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  89. 03-Apr-2025

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  90. 03-Apr-2025

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  91. 20-Mar-2025

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  92. 20-Mar-2025

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  93. 06-Mar-2025

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  94. 20-Feb-2025

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  95. 20-Feb-2025

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  96. 06-Feb-2025

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  97. 06-Feb-2025

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  98. 09-Jan-2025

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  99. 09-Jan-2025

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  100. 19-Dec-2024

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  101. 28-Nov-2024

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  102. 07-Nov-2024

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  103. 26-Sep-2024

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  104. 26-Sep-2024

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  105. 28-Aug-2024

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  106. 22-Aug-2024

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  107. 06-Aug-2024

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  108. 18-Jul-2024

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  109. 13-Jun-2024

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  110. 13-Jun-2024

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  111. 09-May-2024

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  112. 04-Apr-2024

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  113. 29-Feb-2024

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  114. 18-Jan-2024

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  115. 28-Dec-2023

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  116. 18-Dec-2023

    Service Pending-Warrant

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  117. 23-Nov-2023

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  118. 26-Oct-2023

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  119. 07-Oct-2023

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  120. 21-Sep-2023

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  121. 24-Aug-2023

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  122. 05-Aug-2023

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  123. 03-Aug-2023

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  124. 28-Jul-2023

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  125. 20-Jul-2023

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  126. 22-Jun-2023

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  127. 01-Jun-2023

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  128. 04-May-2023

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  129. 06-Apr-2023

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  130. 06-Apr-2023

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  131. 16-Mar-2023

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  132. 16-Feb-2023

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  133. 19-Jan-2023

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  134. 19-Jan-2023

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  135. 29-Dec-2022

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  136. 29-Dec-2022

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  137. 15-Dec-2022

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  138. 15-Dec-2022

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  139. 01-Dec-2022

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  140. 01-Dec-2022

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  141. 17-Nov-2022

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  142. 27-Oct-2022

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  143. 06-Oct-2022

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  144. 22-Sep-2022

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  145. 01-Sep-2022

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  146. 11-Aug-2022

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  147. 11-Aug-2022

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  148. 28-Jul-2022

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  149. 07-Jul-2022

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  150. 23-Jun-2022

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  151. 21-Jun-2022

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  152. 16-Jun-2022

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  153. 09-Jun-2022

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  154. 06-Jun-2022

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  155. 02-Jun-2022

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  156. 19-May-2022

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  157. 12-May-2022

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  158. 29-Apr-2022

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  159. 28-Apr-2022

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  160. 21-Apr-2022

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  161. 31-Mar-2022

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  162. 24-Mar-2022

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  163. 17-Mar-2022

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  164. 10-Mar-2022

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  165. 03-Mar-2022

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  166. 24-Feb-2022

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  167. 17-Feb-2022

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  168. 10-Feb-2022

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  169. 03-Feb-2022

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  170. 20-Jan-2022

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  171. 12-Jan-2022

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  172. 30-Dec-2021

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  173. 16-Dec-2021

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  174. 08-Dec-2021

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  175. 02-Dec-2021

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  176. 25-Nov-2021

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  177. 25-Nov-2021

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  178. 18-Nov-2021

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  179. 11-Nov-2021

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  180. 01-Nov-2021

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  181. 28-Oct-2021

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  182. 21-Oct-2021

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  183. 07-Oct-2021

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  184. 30-Sep-2021

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  185. 23-Sep-2021

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  186. 16-Sep-2021

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  187. 15-Sep-2021

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  188. 13-Sep-2021

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  189. 09-Sep-2021

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

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  190. 02-Sep-2021

    Evidence

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  191. 31-Aug-2021

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

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  192. 12-Aug-2021

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

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  193. 04-Aug-2021

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

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  194. 29-Jul-2021

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

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  195. 15-Jul-2021

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

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  196. 08-Jul-2021

    IA / Ea Pending / Cmp Pending / CRP Pending / Cma Pending

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  197. 30-Jun-2021

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  198. 27-May-2021

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  199. 13-May-2021

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  200. 05-May-2021

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  201. 21-Apr-2021

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  202. 07-Apr-2021

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  203. 24-Mar-2021

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  204. 10-Mar-2021

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  205. 24-Feb-2021

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  206. 11-Feb-2021

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  207. 03-Feb-2021

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  208. 03-Feb-2021

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  209. 20-Jan-2021

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  210. 06-Jan-2021

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  211. 29-Dec-2020

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  212. 23-Dec-2020

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  213. 09-Dec-2020

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  214. 25-Nov-2020

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  215. 18-Nov-2020

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  216. 04-Nov-2020

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  217. 21-Oct-2020

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  218. 09-Oct-2020

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  219. 30-Sep-2020

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  220. 16-Sep-2020

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  221. 02-Sep-2020

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  222. 12-Aug-2020

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  223. 31-Jul-2020

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  224. 08-Jul-2020

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  225. 17-Jun-2020

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  226. 03-Jun-2020

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  227. 05-May-2020

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  228. 20-Apr-2020

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  229. 27-Mar-2020

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  230. 18-Mar-2020

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  231. 04-Mar-2020

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  232. 26-Feb-2020

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  233. 26-Feb-2020

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  234. 12-Feb-2020

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  235. 29-Jan-2020

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  236. 22-Jan-2020

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  237. 08-Jan-2020

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  238. 08-Jan-2020

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  239. 31-Dec-2019

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  240. 18-Dec-2019

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  241. 18-Dec-2019

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  242. 11-Dec-2019

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  243. 11-Dec-2019

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  244. 04-Dec-2019

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  245. 27-Nov-2019

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  246. 27-Nov-2019

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  247. 15-Nov-2019

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  248. 06-Nov-2019

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  249. 19-Oct-2019

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  250. 09-Oct-2019

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  251. 09-Oct-2019

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  252. 25-Sep-2019

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  253. 13-Sep-2019

    Service Pending

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  254. 06-Sep-2019

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  255. 21-Aug-2019

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  256. 21-Aug-2019

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  257. 14-Aug-2019

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  258. 07-Aug-2019

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  259. 07-Aug-2019

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  260. 16-Jul-2019

    Evidence

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  261. 08-Jul-2019

    Service Pending

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  262. 24-Jun-2019

    Service Pending

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  263. 24-May-2019

    For further Proceedings

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  264. 26-Apr-2019

    For further Proceedings

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  265. 28-Mar-2019

    For further Proceedings

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  266. 06-Mar-2019

    For further Proceedings

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  267. 08-Feb-2019

    Framing of Charges

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  268. 10-Jan-2019

    For further Proceedings

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  269. 08-Jan-2019

    Service Pending

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  270. 07-Jan-2019

    Service Pending

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  271. 12-Dec-2018

    Await Records

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  272. 13-Nov-2018

    Await Records

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  273. 17-Oct-2018

    Await Records

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  274. 24-Sep-2018

    Appearance

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  275. 03-Sep-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  276. 20-Aug-2018

    Case filed

    Registration No. 1000092/2018

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