Devakottai Town PS vs Lakshmi — 55/2022

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 147,148,294(b),323,448,506(2). Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 29th April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - Calendar Case

CNR: TNSV070001892022

Filing Number

189/2022

Filing Date

17-Feb-2022

Registration No

55/2022

Registration Date

17-Feb-2022

Court

Judicial Magistrate Court, Devakkottai

Judge

3-Judicial Magistrate

Decision Date

29-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Acquitted

Last updated 09-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

268

Police Station

Devakottai Town Police Station

Year

2020

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 147,148,294(b),323,448,506(2)
Tn Prohibition of Harassment of Woman Act, 2002 Section 4

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Devakottai Town PS (Police Station)

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Lakshmi

  2. 2.Meenal

  3. 3.Priya

  4. 4.Jothika

  5. 5.Pathampriyan

  6. 6.Karuppan (Karuppaiah)

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 29-Apr-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Court Summary The court acquitted all six accused (defendants 1-6) of charges under Indian Penal Code sections 147, 148, 448, 294(b), 506(2), 323, and 324, as well as section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. The court found that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt, as witness testimony from the victim and complainants was inconsistent and contradictory regarding key details of the alleged violent assault incident that occurred on August 14, 2020. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 29-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Judicial Magistrate

  4. 21-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate

  5. 17-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate

  6. 09-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate

  7. 02-Apr-2026

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate

  8. 23-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate

  9. 12-Mar-2026

    Copy of depositionView PDF

  10. 12-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate

  11. 10-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate

  12. 06-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate

  13. 02-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate

  14. 25-Feb-2026

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate

  15. 20-Feb-2026

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate

  16. 10-Feb-2026

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate

  17. 04-Feb-2026

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate

  18. 28-Jan-2026

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate

  19. 20-Jan-2026

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate

  20. 03-Jan-2026

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate

  21. 11-Dec-2025

    Appearance

    Judicial Magistrate

  22. 05-Dec-2025

    Appearance

    Judicial Magistrate

  23. 27-Nov-2025

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate

  24. 25-Nov-2025

    Copy of depositionView PDF

  25. 25-Nov-2025

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate

  26. 21-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  27. 13-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  28. 06-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  29. 04-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  30. 22-Oct-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  31. 10-Oct-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  32. 29-Sep-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  33. 22-Sep-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  34. 09-Sep-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  35. 25-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  36. 06-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  37. 29-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  38. 21-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  39. 15-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  40. 02-Jul-2025

    Copy of depositionView PDF

  41. 02-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  42. 23-Jun-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  43. 16-Jun-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  44. 09-Jun-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  45. 02-Jun-2025

    Copy of depositionView PDF

  46. 02-Jun-2025

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate

  47. 09-May-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  48. 19-Mar-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  49. 01-Mar-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  50. 04-Feb-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  51. 03-Jan-2025

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  52. 07-Dec-2024

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  53. 06-Nov-2024

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  54. 15-Oct-2024

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  55. 23-Sep-2024

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  56. 19-Sep-2024

    Copy of depositionView PDF

  57. 19-Sep-2024

    Copy of depositionView PDF

  58. 19-Sep-2024

    Copy of depositionView PDF

  59. 19-Sep-2024

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  60. 14-Aug-2024

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  61. 18-Jul-2024

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  62. 31-May-2024

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  63. 28-May-2024

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  64. 15-May-2024

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate

  65. 03-May-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  66. 05-Apr-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  67. 22-Feb-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  68. 05-Feb-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  69. 05-Dec-2023

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate

  70. 01-Nov-2023

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate

  71. 11-Sep-2023

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate

  72. 16-Aug-2023

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate

  73. 23-May-2023

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate

  74. 11-Apr-2023

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate

  75. 17-Feb-2023

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate

  76. 29-Dec-2022

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate

  77. 18-Nov-2022

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate

  78. 26-Oct-2022

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate

  79. 26-Sep-2022

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate

  80. 03-Sep-2022

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate

  81. 08-Aug-2022

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate

  82. 12-Jul-2022

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  83. 06-Jun-2022

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  84. 05-May-2022

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  85. 01-Apr-2022

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  86. 16-Mar-2022

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  87. 17-Feb-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. 55/2022

  88. 16-Feb-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

casestatus.in Summary

Court Summary The court acquitted all six accused (defendants 1-6) of charges under Indian Penal Code sections 147, 148, 448, 294(b), 506(2), 323, and 324, as well as section 4 of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act. The court found that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt, as witness testimony from the victim and complainants was inconsistent and contradictory regarding key details of the alleged violent assault incident that occurred on August 14, 2020. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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