State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police vs N. Murugaraj Advocate - Sundaramoorthy. K — 73/2020

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 147,148,364,342,323,302,120(b),149. Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 29th April 2026.

Case disposed

SC - Sessions Case

CNR: TNTJ010077762020

Filing Number

6001/2020

Filing Date

06-Nov-2020

Registration No

73/2020

Registration Date

06-Nov-2020

Court

Principal District Court, Thanjavur

Judge

1-Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

Decision Date

29-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Acquitted

Last updated 19-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

90

Police Station

Naducauvery Police Station

Year

2019

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 147,148,364,342,323,302,120(b),149
Mp/1/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/2/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/3/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/4/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/5/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/6/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/7/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/9/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc
Mp/10/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc
Mp/11/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc
Mp/12/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc
Mp/13/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc
Mp/14/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc
Mp/15/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc
Mp/16/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc
Mp/17/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc
Mp/18/2024 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/19/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/20/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/21/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/22/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/23/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/24/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/26/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/27/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/28/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/29/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/30/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/31/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/32/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/33/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/34/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/35/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/36/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/37/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/38/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/39/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/40/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/41/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/42/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police
Mp/43/2025 Classification : 317 Cr.pc Section State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State Government by the Inspector of Naducauavery Police

    Adv. Addl.PP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.N. Murugaraj Advocate - Sundaramoorthy. K

  2. 2.Surenthiran

    Adv. Sundaramoorthy. K

  3. 3.Dinesh

    Adv. Sundaramoorthy. K

  4. 4.Vengadesan

    Adv. Sundaramoorthy. K

  5. 5.Thangadurai

    Adv. Sundaramoorthy. K

  6. 6.Tamilselvan

    Adv. Sundaramoorthy. K

  7. 7.Barathi

    Adv. A.AnbuGanapathi

  8. 8.Mohamuthu Pilas alias Saravanan

    Adv. Sundaramoorthy. K

  9. 9.Kumar

    Adv. Sundaramoorthy. K

  10. 10.Parthiban

    Adv. Sundaramoorthy. K

  11. 11.Panneerselvam

    Adv. Sundaramoorthy. K

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 29-Apr-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    The Principal Sessions Judge, Thanjavur acquitted all 11 accused persons of charges including murder, kidnapping, rioting, and criminal conspiracy, finding the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court held that while the victim's death was homicidal, the prosecution lacked direct eyewitness testimony, couldn't establish the "last seen" circumstance, and most witnesses turned hostile, breaking the chain of circumstantial evidence needed for conviction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 29-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  4. 21-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  5. 20-Apr-2026

    Arguments

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  6. 18-Apr-2026

    Arguments

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  7. 15-Apr-2026

    Arguments

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  8. 08-Apr-2026

    For 313(1)(b) of Crpc questioning

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  9. 01-Apr-2026

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  10. 01-Apr-2026

    For 313(1)(b) of Crpc questioning

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  11. 23-Mar-2026

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  12. 18-Mar-2026

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  13. 11-Mar-2026

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  14. 04-Mar-2026

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  15. 24-Feb-2026

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  16. 18-Feb-2026

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  17. 06-Feb-2026

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  18. 02-Feb-2026

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  19. 02-Feb-2026

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  20. 30-Jan-2026

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  21. 30-Jan-2026

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  22. 23-Jan-2026

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  23. 12-Jan-2026

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  24. 12-Jan-2026

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  25. 17-Dec-2025

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  26. 15-Dec-2025

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  27. 08-Dec-2025

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  28. 01-Dec-2025

    Part Heard

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  29. 26-Nov-2025

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  30. 26-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  31. 24-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  32. 04-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    Principal District Judge, Thanjavur

  33. 27-Oct-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  34. 23-Oct-2025

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  35. 23-Oct-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  36. 07-Oct-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  37. 23-Sep-2025

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  38. 23-Sep-2025

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  39. 23-Sep-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  40. 16-Sep-2025

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  41. 16-Sep-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  42. 28-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  43. 14-Aug-2025

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  44. 14-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  45. 04-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  46. 21-Jul-2025

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  47. 21-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  48. 15-Jul-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  49. 30-Jun-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  50. 18-Jun-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  51. 24-Apr-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  52. 04-Apr-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  53. 28-Mar-2025

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  54. 28-Mar-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  55. 21-Mar-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  56. 28-Feb-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  57. 21-Feb-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  58. 14-Feb-2025

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  59. 14-Feb-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  60. 31-Jan-2025

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  61. 31-Jan-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  62. 09-Jan-2025

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  63. 12-Dec-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  64. 28-Nov-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  65. 08-Nov-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  66. 24-Oct-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  67. 03-Oct-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  68. 26-Sep-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  69. 12-Sep-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  70. 29-Aug-2024

    Await Reports

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  71. 20-Aug-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  72. 30-Jul-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  73. 11-Jul-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  74. 25-Jun-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  75. 11-Jun-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  76. 29-Apr-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  77. 18-Apr-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  78. 04-Apr-2024

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  79. 04-Apr-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  80. 21-Mar-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  81. 14-Mar-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  82. 07-Mar-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  83. 27-Feb-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  84. 10-Feb-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  85. 30-Jan-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  86. 09-Jan-2024

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  87. 09-Jan-2024

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  88. 09-Jan-2024

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  89. 21-Dec-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  90. 12-Dec-2023

    Service Pending-Summon

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  91. 01-Dec-2023

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  92. 01-Dec-2023

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  93. 01-Dec-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  94. 21-Nov-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  95. 09-Nov-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  96. 31-Oct-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  97. 10-Oct-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  98. 26-Sep-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  99. 12-Sep-2023

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  100. 12-Sep-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  101. 29-Aug-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  102. 17-Aug-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  103. 01-Aug-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  104. 18-Jul-2023

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  105. 18-Jul-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  106. 04-Jul-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  107. 20-Jun-2023

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  108. 20-Jun-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  109. 06-Jun-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  110. 11-Apr-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  111. 28-Mar-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  112. 14-Mar-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  113. 28-Feb-2023

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  114. 28-Feb-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  115. 14-Feb-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  116. 07-Feb-2023

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  117. 07-Feb-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  118. 20-Jan-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  119. 03-Jan-2023

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  120. 03-Jan-2023

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  121. 13-Dec-2022

    Appearance

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  122. 24-Nov-2022

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  123. 08-Nov-2022

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  124. 01-Nov-2022

    Deposition of WitnessView PDF

  125. 01-Nov-2022

    Evidence

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  126. 26-Sep-2022

    Trial

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  127. 06-Sep-2022

    Trial

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  128. 16-Aug-2022

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  129. 05-Jul-2022

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  130. 02-Jun-2022

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  131. 28-Apr-2022

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  132. 12-Apr-2022

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  133. 29-Mar-2022

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  134. 15-Mar-2022

    Trial

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  135. 08-Mar-2022

    Trial

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  136. 08-Feb-2022

    Trial

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  137. 21-Dec-2021

    Trial

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  138. 09-Nov-2021

    Trial

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  139. 05-Oct-2021

    Trial

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  140. 03-Aug-2021

    Trial

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  141. 05-Jul-2021

    Trial

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  142. 23-Apr-2021

    Trial

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  143. 16-Mar-2021

    Trial

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  144. 16-Feb-2021

    Trial

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  145. 01-Feb-2021

    Framing of Charges

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  146. 27-Jan-2021

    Framing of Charges

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  147. 22-Dec-2020

    For further Proceedings

    IIAdditional District Judge, Thanjavur

  148. 07-Dec-2020

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  149. 06-Nov-2020

    Case filed

    Registration No. 73/2020

casestatus.in Summary

The Principal Sessions Judge, Thanjavur acquitted all 11 accused persons of charges including murder, kidnapping, rioting, and criminal conspiracy, finding the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court held that while the victim's death was homicidal, the prosecution lacked direct eyewitness testimony, couldn't establish the "last seen" circumstance, and most witnesses turned hostile, breaking the chain of circumstantial evidence needed for conviction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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