Thane: A 28-year-old man who was accused of slapping an assistant bank manager of a centralised bank was acquitted as the prosecution failed to prove the charges in the Thane sessions court.Additional sessions judge VL Bhosale acquitted the accused in his recent order. On 17 October 2018, the accused went to the branch of a nationalised bank and asked for work regarding a new ATM card to be done for his aged father.The complainant started checking on the system if the ATM card was issued or not. He then told the accused that he was unable to find it in the system and told him to check another counter of the branch.The accused was miffed that the bank employees were sending him from one counter to another counter and raised his voice. The complainant warned him if he misbehaved, he would not give any information. The furious accused then slapped the assistant manager. The security guard intervened and the accused was taken aside.Later, he was booked under section 353 for assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty and section 332 voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty under the Indian Penal Code at Rabodi police station and tried in the case.The chargesheet was filed and the accused pleaded not guilty and claimed to be tried.The judge in his order observed that the complainant is unable to identify the accused as many customers visit the bank. Even the security guard said that he is unable to identify the accused.The judge further noted that, No conclusion can be drawn that the accused had obstructed the informant while he was doing his duty as a public servant with intent to deter him from discharging his duty, slapped him on his right cheek causing hurt to him. From the above discussion, it has become crystal clear that none of the witnesses has supported the story of the prosecution and the incident has not been proven by the prosecution. Hence, further question of beating the informant by the accused and causing hurt to him does not appear.We also published the following articles recentlyMurder accused hurt in encounterA murder suspect, Jane Alam, was injured in a police encounter in Dwarka. Alam, a known criminal with a record of offenses, had been on the run. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon when Alam fired at the police, who responded with shots of their own. He sustained a leg injury and was taken to the hospital. The encounter comes after a recent attack in Najafgarh where a warehouse supervisor was killed and two others injured.Indian student stabbed in US gym dies; accused found him little weirdA 24-year-old Indian student, Varun Raj Pucha, has died after being stabbed in the head at a fitness center in Indiana. The accused, Jordan Andrade, claimed that he believed Varun was going to assassinate him. Andrade said he felt threatened by Varun, leading him to react spontaneously. Andrade characterized himself as a "defensive fighter" who used a knife in self-defense. He confessed to pulling the knife out of his pocket, mentioning that it was a tool he usually uses for opening boxes at his workplace.HR official sent on forced leave after Sena workers accused him of driving an ex employee to deathThe Ruby Hall Clinic in Pune has placed an HR official on forced leave after accusations from Shiv Sena workers that he drove a former employee to suicide. The lab assistant had resigned four months prior and visited the hospital seeking reinstatement. She later ended her life by hanging. While investigations are ongoing, the cause of her death has not been established as she did not leave a note. The clinics advisor confirmed that the HR official has been sent on leave until the police complete their investigations.

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