THE STATE OF GUJARAT vs JAYESHBHAI KALABHAI PARMAR Advocate - P K DESAI — 1177/2025

Case Summary: CC No. 1177/2025 Court Decision: The court acquitted the accused Jayeshbhai Kalabhai Parmar of charges under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, finding the prosecution's case unsupported by credible evidence. The court held that independent witness (pancha) testimony failed to corroborate the police seizure of illegal liquor, rendering the case insufficient for conviction. Key Reasoning: The court emphasized that when searches require mandatory pancha witnesses under prohibition law rules, conviction cannot rest solely on uncorroborated police testimony. Here, the panchas neither confirmed the seizure details nor provided independent evidence, the sample collection procedures were not properly followed, and critical procedural requirements were violated, leaving reasonable doubt about the legitimacy of the seizure. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.