Pattukkottai Town Police Station vs James — 71/2022

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 386, 506(2). Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 11th March 2026.

Case disposed

CC - Calendar Case

CNR: TNTJ110005442022

Filing Number

534/2022

Filing Date

08-Aug-2022

Registration No

71/2022

Registration Date

08-Aug-2022

Court

Judicial Magistrate Court, Pattukottai

Judge

4-Judicial Magistrate

Decision Date

11-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Acquitted

Last updated 19-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

102

Police Station

Pattukkottai Police Station

Year

2019

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 386, 506(2)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Pattukkottai Town Police Station

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.James

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 11-Mar-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Summary The Judicial Magistrate acquitted the accused under IPC Section 386, 506(2) (extortion and criminal intimidation), finding that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. The court held that the key government witnesses gave contradictory and unreliable testimony, with the victim's initial statement to police contradicting his later court testimony, thereby creating sufficient doubt about whether the alleged extortion and threatening incident actually occurred as charged. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 11-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Judicial Magistrate

  4. 10-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate

  5. 09-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate

  6. 06-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate

  7. 05-Mar-2026

    Deposition of witnessView PDF

  8. 05-Mar-2026

    Deposition of witnessView PDF

  9. 05-Mar-2026

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  10. 03-Mar-2026

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  11. 26-Feb-2026

    Deposition of witnessView PDF

  12. 26-Feb-2026

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  13. 23-Feb-2026

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  14. 28-Jan-2026

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  15. 16-Dec-2025

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  16. 01-Dec-2025

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  17. 07-Oct-2025

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  18. 21-Aug-2025

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  19. 31-Jul-2025

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  20. 24-Jul-2025

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  21. 01-Jul-2025

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  22. 23-Jun-2025

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  23. 12-Jun-2025

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  24. 09-Jun-2025

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  25. 03-Jun-2025

    Service Pending-Summon

    Judicial Magistrate

  26. 23-May-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  27. 19-May-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  28. 05-May-2025

    Enquiry

    Judicial Magistrate

  29. 21-Apr-2025

    Enquiry

    Judicial Magistrate

  30. 07-Apr-2025

    For further Proceedings

    Judicial Magistrate

  31. 24-Mar-2025

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

    Judicial Magistrate

  32. 20-Mar-2025

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

    Judicial Magistrate

  33. 27-Jan-2025

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

    Judicial Magistrate

  34. 04-Dec-2024

    Service Pending-Non Bailable Warrant

    Judicial Magistrate

  35. 19-Oct-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  36. 17-Sep-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  37. 02-Aug-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  38. 04-Jul-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  39. 22-May-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  40. 03-May-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  41. 05-Apr-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  42. 26-Mar-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  43. 13-Mar-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  44. 04-Mar-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  45. 19-Feb-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  46. 14-Feb-2024

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate

  47. 31-Jan-2024

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate

  48. 30-Jan-2024

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate

  49. 16-Jan-2024

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate

  50. 04-Jan-2024

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate

  51. 28-Nov-2023

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate

  52. 08-Nov-2023

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate

  53. 20-Oct-2023

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  54. 16-Aug-2023

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate

  55. 01-Jun-2023

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate

  56. 25-May-2023

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate

  57. 26-Apr-2023

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate

  58. 20-Mar-2023

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate

  59. 28-Feb-2023

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate

  60. 21-Feb-2023

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate

  61. 26-Dec-2022

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate

  62. 11-Nov-2022

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate

  63. 07-Nov-2022

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate

  64. 26-Oct-2022

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate

  65. 08-Aug-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  66. 08-Aug-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. 71/2022

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Judicial Magistrate acquitted the accused under IPC Section 386, 506(2) (extortion and criminal intimidation), finding that the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. The court held that the key government witnesses gave contradictory and unreliable testimony, with the victim's initial statement to police contradicting his later court testimony, thereby creating sufficient doubt about whether the alleged extortion and threatening incident actually occurred as charged. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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