SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, Town.P.S, Tiruvarur vs SARLASH NEPPOLIYAN — 856/2025
Case under Narcotic Drugs & Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 Section 8(c) 20(b) II (A). Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 20th April 2026.
STC - Small Cause Calendar case / Summary Trial Case
CNR: TNTV020018572025
e-Filing Number
07-07-2025
Filing Number
1806/2025
Filing Date
08-Jul-2025
Registration No
856/2025
Registration Date
22-Sep-2025
Court
Chief Judicial Magistrate Court, Tiruvarur
Judge
5-Judicial Magistrate
Decision Date
20-Apr-2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--Acquitted
Last updated 02-Jun-2026
FIR Details
FIR Number
281
Police Station
TIRUVARUR TOWN P.S.
Year
2023
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE, Town.P.S, Tiruvarur
Adv. Inspector of Police Town PS Tiruvarur
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2.Town Inspector Of Police Thiruvarur
Adv. Inspector of Police Town PS Tiruvarur
Respondent(s)
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1.SARLASH NEPPOLIYAN
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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20-Apr-2026
Copy of JudgmentView PDF
Case Summary: 856/2025 Court Decision: The court acquitted Sarlash Neppoliyan of charges under NDPS Act Sections 8(c) and 20(b)(ii)(A), finding that the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The defendant was released under CrPC Section 255(1). Key Reasoning: While police witnesses testified that approximately 400 grams of cannabis was seized from the accused on May 11, 2023, the court noted critical evidentiary gaps—specifically, no scientific laboratory report confirming the seized substance was actually cannabis was submitted to court, and no civilian witnesses were produced during the investigation. These omissions prevented the court from conclusively establishing the nature of the seized material, requiring acquittal under the principle of benefit of doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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20-Apr-2026
Disposed
Judicial Magistrate
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18-Apr-2026
Arguments
Judicial Magistrate
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16-Apr-2026
Arguments
Judicial Magistrate
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15-Apr-2026
Arguments
Judicial Magistrate
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09-Apr-2026
Arguments
Judicial Magistrate
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07-Apr-2026
Arguments
Judicial Magistrate
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16-Mar-2026
Arguments
Judicial Magistrate
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13-Mar-2026
Questioning
Judicial Magistrate
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11-Mar-2026
Trial
Judicial Magistrate
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10-Mar-2026
DepositionView PDF
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10-Mar-2026
Trial
Judicial Magistrate
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25-Feb-2026
Trial
Judicial Magistrate
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11-Feb-2026
Trial
Judicial Magistrate
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10-Feb-2026
Trial
Judicial Magistrate
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05-Feb-2026
Trial
Judicial Magistrate
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19-Jan-2026
Trial
Judicial Magistrate
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08-Jan-2026
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate
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05-Jan-2026
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate
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04-Dec-2025
Questioning
Judicial Magistrate
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12-Nov-2025
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate
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30-Oct-2025
Service Pending
Judicial Magistrate
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22-Sep-2025
First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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08-Jul-2025
Case filed
Registration No. 856/2025
Case Summary: 856/2025 Court Decision: The court acquitted Sarlash Neppoliyan of charges under NDPS Act Sections 8(c) and 20(b)(ii)(A), finding that the prosecution failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The defendant was released under CrPC Section 255(1). Key Reasoning: While police witnesses testified that approximately 400 grams of cannabis was seized from the accused on May 11, 2023, the court noted critical evidentiary gaps—specifically, no scientific laboratory report confirming the seized substance was actually cannabis was submitted to court, and no civilian witnesses were produced during the investigation. These omissions prevented the court from conclusively establishing the nature of the seized material, requiring acquittal under the principle of benefit of doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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