Mumbai Court Closes 50-Year-Old Rs 7.65 Theft Case: 'No Point in Keeping Pending'
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Moneycontrol•18-01-2026, 15:15
Mumbai Court Closes 50-Year-Old Rs 7.65 Theft Case: 'No Point in Keeping Pending'
- •A Mumbai magistrate's court has closed a 50-year-old theft case involving Rs 7.65, registered in 1977.
- •The case remained stagnant as the two unidentified accused were never traced, and the complainant vanished.
- •Judicial Magistrate First Class Aarti Kulkarni stated, "There is no point in keeping the matter pending" after decades of no progress.
- •The accused, booked under IPC Section 379, were discharged, and directions were given to return the stolen amount to the complainant or credit it to the government.
- •This decision is part of a broader effort by courts to clear dockets of cold cases, highlighting the need for summary procedures in minor offenses.
Why It Matters: Mumbai court closes a 50-year-old Rs 7.65 theft case, emphasizing the need to clear stagnant dockets.
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