Mannargudi Town police vs Ragul Pandiyan Advocate - Thiru. V. Rajagopal B.A.,B.L., — 99/2019

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 379,34. Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 13th March 2026.

Case disposed

CC - Calendar Case

CNR: TNTV070008332019

Filing Number

832/2019

Filing Date

07-Mar-2019

Registration No

99/2019

Registration Date

07-Mar-2019

Court

Judicial Magistrate Court, Mannargudi

Judge

1-Judicial Magistrate I

Decision Date

13-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Acquitted

Last updated 02-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

632

Police Station

MANNARGUDI P.S.

Year

2018

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 379,34
Mp/3/2025 Classification : Others Section Ragul PandiyanMannargudi Town police
Mp/4/2025 Classification : Others Section Ragul PandiyanMannargudi Town police
Mp/5/2025 Classification : Others Section Ragul PandiyanMannargudi Town police
Mp/6/2025 Classification : Others Section Ragul PandiyanMannargudi Town police
Mp/7/2025 Classification : Others Section Mannargudi Town policeRagul Pandiyan
Mp/10/2025 Classification : Others Section Ragul PandiyanMannargudi Town police
Mp/11/2025 Classification : Others Section Ragul PandiyanMannargudi Town police
Mp/13/2026 Classification : Others Section Ragul PandiyanMannargudi Town police
Mp/14/2026 Classification : Others Section Ragul PandiyanMannargudi Town police
Mp/15/2026 Classification : Others Section Ragul PandiyanMannargudi Town police
Mp/16/2026 Classification : Others Section Ragul PandiyanMannargudi Town police
Mp/17/2026 Classification : Others Section Ragul PandiyanMannargudi Town police
Mp/18/2026 Classification : Others Section Ragul PandiyanMannargudi Town police
Mp/19/2026 Classification : Others Section Ragul PandiyanMannargudi Town police
Mp/20/2026 Classification : Others Section Mannargudi Town policeRagul Pandiyan

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Mannargudi Town police

    Adv. APP Gr.II

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Ragul Pandiyan Advocate - Thiru. V. Rajagopal B.A.,B.L.,

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 13-Mar-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Case Summary: 99/2019 Court Decision: The Judicial Magistrate acquitted both accused persons (Ragul Pandian and Parnitharan) of theft charges under IPC Section 379 r/w 34, finding the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. Key Reasoning: Although the accused allegedly confessed to stealing a Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle valued at ₹70,000 on November 15, 2018, and the vehicle was recovered, the court found critical gaps in the prosecution's case. The court noted that the complainant's witness testimony and the recovery memo lacked sufficient corroboration, and the prosecution relied heavily on a confessional statement without independent eyewitness evidence directly linking the accused to the theft. The court determined that the identification of the accused and the voluntariness of the confession could not be established beyond doubt, rendering the charges unproven. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 13-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Judicial Magistrate I

  4. 10-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    Judicial Magistrate I

  5. 09-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate I

  6. 06-Mar-2026

    Arguments

    Judicial Magistrate I

  7. 03-Mar-2026

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate I

  8. 26-Feb-2026

    DepositionView PDF

  9. 26-Feb-2026

    Questioning

    Judicial Magistrate I

  10. 17-Feb-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  11. 10-Feb-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  12. 22-Jan-2026

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  13. 29-Dec-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  14. 08-Dec-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  15. 27-Nov-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  16. 03-Nov-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  17. 16-Oct-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  18. 18-Sep-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  19. 28-Aug-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  20. 18-Aug-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  21. 07-Aug-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  22. 18-Jul-2025

    DepositionView PDF

  23. 18-Jul-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  24. 04-Jul-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  25. 26-Jun-2025

    DepositionView PDF

  26. 26-Jun-2025

    Part Heard

    Judicial Magistrate I

  27. 05-Jun-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  28. 15-May-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  29. 29-Apr-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  30. 24-Mar-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  31. 17-Feb-2025

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  32. 07-Feb-2025

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate I

  33. 20-Dec-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  34. 22-Nov-2024

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate I

  35. 17-Oct-2024

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate I

  36. 06-Sep-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  37. 01-Aug-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  38. 05-Jul-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  39. 21-Jun-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  40. 14-Jun-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  41. 17-Apr-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  42. 23-Feb-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  43. 11-Jan-2024

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  44. 27-Nov-2023

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  45. 18-Sep-2023

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  46. 24-Jul-2023

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  47. 28-Jun-2023

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  48. 22-May-2023

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  49. 24-Apr-2023

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  50. 17-Apr-2023

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  51. 06-Apr-2023

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  52. 27-Mar-2023

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  53. 03-Feb-2023

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  54. 16-Dec-2022

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  55. 28-Sep-2022

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  56. 06-Jul-2022

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  57. 15-Jun-2022

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  58. 13-May-2022

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  59. 23-Mar-2022

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  60. 05-Jan-2022

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  61. 12-Nov-2021

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  62. 01-Oct-2021

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  63. 02-Sep-2021

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  64. 03-Aug-2021

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  65. 26-Jul-2021

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  66. 12-Jul-2021

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  67. 07-May-2021

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  68. 15-Mar-2021

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  69. 06-Feb-2021

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  70. 05-Dec-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  71. 06-Oct-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  72. 02-Sep-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  73. 20-Jul-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  74. 08-Jun-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  75. 23-Apr-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  76. 16-Mar-2020

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate I

  77. 12-Mar-2020

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate I

  78. 07-Mar-2020

    Framing of Charges

    Judicial Magistrate I

  79. 26-Dec-2019

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate I

  80. 12-Nov-2019

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate I

  81. 17-Oct-2019

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate I

  82. 25-Sep-2019

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate I

  83. 19-Jun-2019

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate I

  84. 28-May-2019

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate I

  85. 11-Apr-2019

    Issue of Service

    Judicial Magistrate I

  86. 07-Mar-2019

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  87. 07-Mar-2019

    Case filed

    Registration No. 99/2019

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: 99/2019 Court Decision: The Judicial Magistrate acquitted both accused persons (Ragul Pandian and Parnitharan) of theft charges under IPC Section 379 r/w 34, finding the prosecution failed to prove the charges beyond reasonable doubt. Key Reasoning: Although the accused allegedly confessed to stealing a Bajaj Pulsar motorcycle valued at ₹70,000 on November 15, 2018, and the vehicle was recovered, the court found critical gaps in the prosecution's case. The court noted that the complainant's witness testimony and the recovery memo lacked sufficient corroboration, and the prosecution relied heavily on a confessional statement without independent eyewitness evidence directly linking the accused to the theft. The court determined that the identification of the accused and the voluntariness of the confession could not be established beyond doubt, rendering the charges unproven. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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