State of West Bengal vs Kanti kuila and 3 ors Advocate - Tapan Chowdhury — 1242/2020

Case under 7.Indian Penal Code Section 447,323,504,427,34. Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 20th May 2026.

Case disposed

Gr Case

CNR: WBWM070006342020

Filing Number

1242/2020

Filing Date

17-Mar-2020

Registration No

1242/2020

Registration Date

17-Mar-2020

Court

Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jhargram

Judge

4-CJM

Decision Date

20-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 06-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

74

Police Station

JHARGRAM

Year

2020

Acts & Sections

7.Indian Penal Code Section 447,323,504,427,34

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of West Bengal

    Adv. A pp

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Kanti kuila and 3 ors Advocate - Tapan Chowdhury

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 20-May-2026

    JudgmentView PDF

    Case Summary: The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Jhargram acquitted all four accused persons (Kanti Kuila, Santupada Kuila, Bholanath Kuila, and Sourav Kuila) of charges under IPC sections 447/323/504/427/34 (trespass, criminal intimidation, mischief, and criminal assault) on May 20, 2026. The prosecution failed to produce sufficient credible evidence—the complainant provided no documentary proof of property damage or medical treatment, key witnesses had no knowledge of the incident, and the alleged stolen money was never recovered. The court found the prosecution's case lacked substance and corroboration, holding there was "no iota of evidence" to support the charges. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 20-May-2026

    Disposed

    CJM

  4. 18-May-2026

    Judgement

    CJM

  5. 17-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    CJM

  6. 30-Mar-2026

    Argument / Further Argument

    CJM

  7. 13-Mar-2026

    Argument / Further Argument

    CJM

  8. 27-Feb-2026

    Argument / Further Argument

    CJM

  9. 21-Jan-2026

    Appearance

    CJM

  10. 31-Dec-2025

    Examination under section 313 Cr.P.C

    CJM

  11. 07-Nov-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  12. 05-Aug-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  13. 16-Jun-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  14. 11-Mar-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  15. 06-Jan-2025

    Evidence

    CJM

  16. 16-Nov-2024

    Evidence

    CJM

  17. 29-Apr-2024

    Evidence

    CJM

  18. 28-Dec-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  19. 17-Mar-2020

    Case filed

    Registration No. 1242/2020

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: The Chief Judicial Magistrate of Jhargram acquitted all four accused persons (Kanti Kuila, Santupada Kuila, Bholanath Kuila, and Sourav Kuila) of charges under IPC sections 447/323/504/427/34 (trespass, criminal intimidation, mischief, and criminal assault) on May 20, 2026. The prosecution failed to produce sufficient credible evidence—the complainant provided no documentary proof of property damage or medical treatment, key witnesses had no knowledge of the incident, and the alleged stolen money was never recovered. The court found the prosecution's case lacked substance and corroboration, holding there was "no iota of evidence" to support the charges. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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