State Government Inspector Of Police PEW Namakkal vs Senthilkumar Advocate - Muthuramhakrishnan.S — 21/2025

Case under Tn Prohibition Act Section 4(1)(C). Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 01st July 2026.

Case disposed

CC - Calendar Case

CNR: TNNM140001322025

e-Filing Number

06-03-2025

Filing Number

132/2025

Filing Date

06-Mar-2025

Registration No

21/2025

Registration Date

06-Mar-2025

Court

Judicial Magistrate Court, Sendamangalam

Judge

28-Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

Decision Date

01-Jul-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Acquitted

Last updated 16-Jul-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

580

Police Station

PEW Namakkal P.S

Year

2024

Acts & Sections

Tn Prohibition Act Section 4(1)(C)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State Government Inspector Of Police PEW Namakkal

    Adv. Additional Public Prosecutor

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Senthilkumar Advocate - Muthuramhakrishnan.S

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 01-Jul-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Case 21/2025 Summary Court Decision: The Judicial Magistrate Court in Sendamangalam acquitted the respondent Senthilkumar of charges under Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act 1937, Section 4(1)(C) read with 4(1)(a), finding the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. The court granted the benefit of doubt and ordered his release under BNSS Section 271(1). Key Reasoning: The court identified critical evidentiary gaps: the confessional statement was obtained in police custody (violating BNSS 23(2) protections), seized liquor bottles lacked chemical analysis to confirm alcohol content, and witness testimonies contained inconsistencies regarding the exact quantity and nature of seized items. The prosecution's failure to chemically verify that the bottles contained alcohol substantially weakened its case beyond acceptable standards. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 01-Jul-2026

    Disposed

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  4. 25-Jun-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  5. 24-Jun-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  6. 24-Jun-2026

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  7. 23-Jun-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  8. 19-Jun-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  9. 17-Jun-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  10. 15-Jun-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  11. 04-Jun-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  12. 26-May-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  13. 22-May-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  14. 22-May-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  15. 15-May-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  16. 15-May-2026

    Copy of DepositionView PDF

  17. 15-May-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  18. 13-May-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  19. 07-May-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  20. 16-Apr-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  21. 09-Apr-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  22. 02-Apr-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  23. 10-Mar-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  24. 02-Feb-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  25. 23-Jan-2026

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  26. 17-Dec-2025

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  27. 03-Dec-2025

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  28. 05-Nov-2025

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  29. 08-Oct-2025

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  30. 18-Aug-2025

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  31. 11-Aug-2025

    Copies

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  32. 14-Jul-2025

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  33. 20-Jun-2025

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  34. 23-May-2025

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  35. 29-Apr-2025

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate, Sendamangalam

  36. 06-Mar-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  37. 06-Mar-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. 21/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Case 21/2025 Summary Court Decision: The Judicial Magistrate Court in Sendamangalam acquitted the respondent Senthilkumar of charges under Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act 1937, Section 4(1)(C) read with 4(1)(a), finding the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. The court granted the benefit of doubt and ordered his release under BNSS Section 271(1). Key Reasoning: The court identified critical evidentiary gaps: the confessional statement was obtained in police custody (violating BNSS 23(2) protections), seized liquor bottles lacked chemical analysis to confirm alcohol content, and witness testimonies contained inconsistencies regarding the exact quantity and nature of seized items. The prosecution's failure to chemically verify that the bottles contained alcohol substantially weakened its case beyond acceptable standards. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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