Acquitted of the charge of burning Kalam garden due to fire….

On behalf of the accused, Adv. Swaroop Narayan Pai supervised the work

Malvan | Correspondent: Accused Devidas Laxman Khadpe (age 50) is a suspect in the crime of burning down the mango cashew garden of the plaintiff due to setting fire on the Malrana land with open grass and not extinguishing the said fire. Vairi-Bhootnath, T. Malvan District May from Malvan of Sindhudurg. First Class Magistrate acquitted for lack of strong evidence. On behalf of the accused, Adv. Swaroop Narayan Pai argued the case.

In this regard, the accused set fire to the grass while cleaning the land as he was counting his land in village Mauje Salkumbha Nandrukh. Accused knowing that Shankar Sundarnath Kidye's mango cashew cutting garden is adjacent to his land and knowing that it is difficult to extinguish the fire on Malrana, he carelessly set fire on the open forest and due to failure to extinguish it in time, the fire spread to the plaintiff's garden and destroyed the plaintiff's garden cuttings, drip irrigation pipes and leaves. A complaint was given in Malvan police station that the shed has been damaged by burning. From that d. On 16th February 2021 in Malvan Police Station B.D.V. A case was registered under section 435. The police conducted an investigation against the accused. A chargesheet was filed in the court by First Class Judicial Magistrate Malvan. A total of 4 witnesses were examined by the Yakami government. Taking into account the inconsistency in the statements of the plaintiff and witnesses, the delay in filing the complaint, the error in the investigation and the arguments made by the accused, May of Malvan. first class
The Magistrate acquitted the accused for lack of strong evidence.