State Government west ps vs VIGNESH — 1223/2025

Summary This document records the deposition of Prosecution Witness No. 1 (PW1) in Criminal Case No. 1223/2025 at the Judicial Magistrate Court, Thanjavur, under IPC sections 294(b), 341, 323, 324, and 506(2). The witness testified regarding an alleged assault incident on March 17, 2022, claiming he was attacked by four individuals including named accused Vikransh and Karthik when meeting them at a location near Nalukkal Mandapam. During cross-examination by the defense, the witness's credibility was significantly challenged—he contradicted his own prior police statement regarding the timing of phone calls, identified two accused as merely "known faces" rather than identified persons, and admitted that two accused (Mani and Thirumurti Selvan) were established to be in Karur at the time of the incident. The cross-examination effectively undermined the prosecution's case by exposing material inconsistencies and weaknesses in the witness's account. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.