THE STATE OF GUJARAT vs RANJANBEN RAJESHBHAI CHAVAJBHAI VASAVA — 524/2026

Case under Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65AA. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 06th April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJBH030008072026

Filing Number

524/2026

Filing Date

23-Jan-2026

Registration No

524/2026

Registration Date

23-Jan-2026

Court

TALUKA COURT, ANKLESVAR

Judge

7-Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

Decision Date

06-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 09-Jul-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

11199061251039

Police Station

ANKLESHWAR CITY B DIVISION POLICE STATION - BHARUCH DISTRICT

Year

2025

Acts & Sections

Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65AA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF GUJARAT

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.RANJANBEN RAJESHBHAI CHAVAJBHAI VASAVA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 06-Apr-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    The court acquitted the respondent Ranjanben Rajeshbhai Chavajbhai Vasava of charges under the Gujarat Prohibition Act Section 65(A) and IPC Section 271, finding insufficient and unreliable evidence from police witnesses who lacked proper knowledge of the panchnama (seizure record). The court held that since the panch members were police officers rather than independent witnesses and their testimony was uncorroborated, the State failed to establish the charges beyond reasonable doubt, warranting complete acquittal with directions to destroy the seized sample under government regulations. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 06-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  4. 30-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  5. 25-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  6. 12-Feb-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 23-Jan-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 524/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The court acquitted the respondent Ranjanben Rajeshbhai Chavajbhai Vasava of charges under the Gujarat Prohibition Act Section 65(A) and IPC Section 271, finding insufficient and unreliable evidence from police witnesses who lacked proper knowledge of the panchnama (seizure record). The court held that since the panch members were police officers rather than independent witnesses and their testimony was uncorroborated, the State failed to establish the charges beyond reasonable doubt, warranting complete acquittal with directions to destroy the seized sample under government regulations. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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