GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT vs KALUBHAI BHEMAJI VANZARA Advocate - P D CHOKSHI — 43054/2017

Case under Indian Penal Code Section 278,284. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 01st April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJAH220541812017

Filing Number

43387/2017

Filing Date

01-Jul-2017

Registration No

43054/2017

Registration Date

01-Jul-2017

Court

METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE COURT, AHMEDABAD

Judge

5-4th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

Decision Date

01-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 31-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

3107

Police Station

VATVA- G.I.D.C. POLICE STATION- AHMEDABAD DISTRICT

Year

2016

Acts & Sections

Indian Penal Code Section 278,284

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.KALUBHAI BHEMAJI VANZARA Advocate - P D CHOKSHI

  2. 2.MINKUBHAI SHANTILAL GANDHI

  3. 3.PANKAJBHAI SITAJI VANZARA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 01-Apr-2026

    Judegement

    Case Summary: Government of Gujarat v. Kalubhai Bhemaji Vanzara & Others (43054/2017) Court Decision The court acquitted all three accused of charges under IPC Sections 278, 284, and Environment Protection Act 1986 Section 5, finding the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Key Facts The prosecution alleged that on May 27, 2016, the accused illegally transported contaminated chemical waste soil in a tractor from Ushanti Chemical Factory and dumped it in an open area near Gangotri Estate, causing environmental harm and endangering public health. Critical Findings Against the Prosecution: - The FIR was filed by a police officer (ASI Narwant Singh) without statutory authority; only Central Government-authorized environmental officers could legally lodge such complaints under Environment Protection Act Section 11 - Required procedural safeguards were violated—samples were not collected in presence of occupiers with proper signatures and sealing as mandated by law - No GPCB (Gujarat Pollution Control Board) officer was examined as witness despite allegedly collecting samples - Lab analysis report was never produced in court; only reference numbers appeared in testimony - Contradictory witness accounts undermined credibility of prosecution evidence - Police witnesses admitted lacking technical knowledge of chemical waste and contamination Against the Accused: - Conflicting defenses and cross-examination contradictions Outcome All three accused (Kalubhai Bhemaji Vanzara, Minkubhai Shantilal Gandhi, and Pankajbhai Sitaji Vanzara) were acquitted under CrPC Section 248(1), with the court holding the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 01-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    4th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  4. 20-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  5. 13-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  6. 11-Feb-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  7. 22-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  8. 23-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  9. 01-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  10. 03-Oct-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  11. 08-Aug-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    4th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  12. 05-May-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    12th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  13. 03-Feb-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    12th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  14. 22-Oct-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    12th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  15. 25-Jul-2024

    Process To Accused

    12th Addl. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ahmedabad City

  16. 02-May-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. Metropolitan Magistrate

  17. 06-Apr-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  18. 28-Dec-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  19. 06-Oct-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  20. 09-Jun-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  21. 17-Mar-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  22. 20-Dec-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  23. 21-Sep-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  24. 04-Aug-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  25. 20-Jul-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  26. 27-Jun-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. Metropolitan Magistrate

  27. 12-Apr-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate

  28. 09-Mar-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  29. 09-Feb-2022

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  30. 28-Dec-2021

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  31. 12-Nov-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  32. 01-Nov-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  33. 21-Oct-2021

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  34. 25-Aug-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  35. 07-Jul-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  36. 04-Jun-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  37. 12-Apr-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  38. 22-Feb-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  39. 05-Jan-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  40. 11-Nov-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  41. 23-Sep-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  42. 05-Aug-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  43. 05-Jun-2020

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  44. 28-Apr-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  45. 28-Feb-2020

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  46. 29-Jan-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  47. 07-Jan-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  48. 23-Dec-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  49. 22-Nov-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  50. 22-Oct-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  51. 03-Oct-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  52. 10-Sep-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  53. 04-Sep-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  54. 21-Aug-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  55. 05-Aug-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  56. 08-Jul-2019

    Process To Accused

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  57. 07-Jun-2019

    Process To Accused

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  58. 08-May-2019

    Process To Accused

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  59. 01-Apr-2019

    Process To Accused

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  60. 25-Feb-2019

    Process To Accused

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  61. 05-Feb-2019

    Process To Accused

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  62. 02-Jan-2019

    Process To Accused

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  63. 04-Sep-2018

    Process To Accused

    Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate

  64. 22-Jul-2018

    Process To Accused

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  65. 17-Jul-2018

    Process To Accused

    Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate

  66. 15-May-2018

    Process To Accused

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  67. 10-Apr-2018

    Process To Accused

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  68. 12-Mar-2018

    Process To Accused

    Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate

  69. 12-Dec-2017

    Process To Accused

    Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate

  70. 01-Nov-2017

    Process To Accused

    Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate

  71. 08-Jul-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  72. 01-Jul-2017

    Case filed

    Registration No. 43054/2017

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Government of Gujarat v. Kalubhai Bhemaji Vanzara & Others (43054/2017) Court Decision The court acquitted all three accused of charges under IPC Sections 278, 284, and Environment Protection Act 1986 Section 5, finding the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Key Facts The prosecution alleged that on May 27, 2016, the accused illegally transported contaminated chemical waste soil in a tractor from Ushanti Chemical Factory and dumped it in an open area near Gangotri Estate, causing environmental harm and endangering public health. Critical Findings Against the Prosecution: - The FIR was filed by a police officer (ASI Narwant Singh) without statutory authority; only Central Government-authorized environmental officers could legally lodge such complaints under Environment Protection Act Section 11 - Required procedural safeguards were violated—samples were not collected in presence of occupiers with proper signatures and sealing as mandated by law - No GPCB (Gujarat Pollution Control Board) officer was examined as witness despite allegedly collecting samples - Lab analysis report was never produced in court; only reference numbers appeared in testimony - Contradictory witness accounts undermined credibility of prosecution evidence - Police witnesses admitted lacking technical knowledge of chemical waste and contamination Against the Accused: - Conflicting defenses and cross-examination contradictions Outcome All three accused (Kalubhai Bhemaji Vanzara, Minkubhai Shantilal Gandhi, and Pankajbhai Sitaji Vanzara) were acquitted under CrPC Section 248(1), with the court holding the prosecution failed to establish guilt beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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