THE STATE OF GUJARAT vs VAKHATSINH DHULSINH VAGHELA Advocate - V I BHARVAD — 19/2026

Case under Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65(A),(A). Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 21st April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJAR060000252026

Filing Number

19/2026

Filing Date

05-Jan-2026

Registration No

19/2026

Registration Date

05-Jan-2026

Court

TALUKA COURT, DHANSURA

Judge

1-Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

Decision Date

21-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 07-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

50776

Police Station

DHANSURA POLICE STATION – ARVALLI @ MODASA DISTRICT

Year

2025

Acts & Sections

Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65(A),(A)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF GUJARAT

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.VAKHATSINH DHULSINH VAGHELA Advocate - V I BHARVAD

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 21-Apr-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Case Summary: CC No. 19/2026 The State of Gujarat v. Vakhatsinh Dhulsinh Vaghela The court acquitted the accused of charges under the Gujarat Prohibition Act (Section 65). The accused was arrested on 6 November 2025 with alleged possession of 2 liters of country liquor valued at ₹400. The court found the prosecution's case fundamentally flawed: the five panchas (mandatory witnesses) who should have been present during the search failed to corroborate the police's claims, with one pancha denying participation entirely. Applying established precedent that convictions in liquor seizure cases require independent corroboration from witnesses—not solely police testimony—the court held the investigation procedure defective and the evidence insufficient. The accused was acquitted and any seized liquor ordered destroyed per regulation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 21-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  4. 03-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  5. 13-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  6. 21-Feb-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  7. 07-Feb-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  8. 05-Jan-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 19/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: CC No. 19/2026 The State of Gujarat v. Vakhatsinh Dhulsinh Vaghela The court acquitted the accused of charges under the Gujarat Prohibition Act (Section 65). The accused was arrested on 6 November 2025 with alleged possession of 2 liters of country liquor valued at ₹400. The court found the prosecution's case fundamentally flawed: the five panchas (mandatory witnesses) who should have been present during the search failed to corroborate the police's claims, with one pancha denying participation entirely. Applying established precedent that convictions in liquor seizure cases require independent corroboration from witnesses—not solely police testimony—the court held the investigation procedure defective and the evidence insufficient. The accused was acquitted and any seized liquor ordered destroyed per regulation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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