THE STATE OF GUJARAT vs VINOD BHUDEV MANDAL — 720/2026

Case under Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65AA. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 27th April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJBH030010852026

Filing Number

720/2026

Filing Date

04-Feb-2026

Registration No

720/2026

Registration Date

04-Feb-2026

Court

TALUKA COURT, ANKLESVAR

Judge

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

Decision Date

27-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 12-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

11199021251560

Police Station

ANKLESHWAR G.I.D.C. 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.VINOD BHUDEV MANDAL

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 27-Apr-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    The State of Gujarat's prosecution of Vinod Bhudev Mandal under the Gujarat Prohibition Act Section 65(A) was acquitted due to insufficient evidence. The court found critical procedural defects: the panchnama (official record) lacked proper witness details, investigating officers could not substantiate the seized substance through certified laboratory testing, and the chain of custody was not reliably established. Consequently, the defendant was acquitted of all charges. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 27-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  4. 23-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  5. 20-Apr-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  6. 16-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 04-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 720/2026

casestatus.in Summary

The State of Gujarat's prosecution of Vinod Bhudev Mandal under the Gujarat Prohibition Act Section 65(A) was acquitted due to insufficient evidence. The court found critical procedural defects: the panchnama (official record) lacked proper witness details, investigating officers could not substantiate the seized substance through certified laboratory testing, and the chain of custody was not reliably established. Consequently, the defendant was acquitted of all charges. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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