GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT vs JAGDISHBHAI BUDHYABHAI VASAVA Advocate - S S SHAIKH — 1576/2021

Case under Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65AE,98(12),81. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 02nd June 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJBH080019042021

Filing Number

1576/2021

Filing Date

28-Oct-2021

Registration No

1576/2021

Registration Date

28-Oct-2021

Court

TALUKA COURT, JHAGADIA

Judge

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

Decision Date

02-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 22-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

655

Police Station

JHAGADIA POLICE STATION - BHARUCH DISTRICT

Year

2020

Acts & Sections

Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65AE,98(12),81

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.JAGDISHBHAI BUDHYABHAI VASAVA Advocate - S S SHAIKH

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 02-Jun-2026

    JudegementView PDF

  3. 02-Jun-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    The court acquitted the respondent Jagdishbhai Budhyabhai Vasava of charges under the Prohibition Act, Section 65(2), finding that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he illegally possessed foreign liquor without a valid permit. The court noted critical evidentiary gaps: no independent witnesses were examined, the FSL report on the seized liquor was not produced, and the police witnesses had vested interest, making the prosecution's case insufficient to establish guilt on the sole charge against the accused. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  4. 02-Jun-2026

    Disposed

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  5. 21-May-2026

    Judgement

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  6. 12-May-2026

    Further Statement

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  7. 17-Apr-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  8. 18-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  9. 26-Feb-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  10. 31-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  11. 03-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  12. 20-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  13. 05-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  14. 07-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  15. 30-Sep-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  16. 16-Sep-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  17. 29-Aug-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  18. 05-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  19. 23-May-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  20. 17-Apr-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  21. 28-Mar-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  22. 27-Feb-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  23. 23-Jan-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  24. 20-Dec-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  25. 07-Nov-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  26. 04-Oct-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  27. 22-Aug-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  28. 11-Jul-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  29. 01-Jun-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  30. 09-May-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  31. 30-Mar-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  32. 30-Dec-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  33. 30-Sep-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  34. 30-Jun-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  35. 29-Apr-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  36. 20-Mar-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  37. 06-Feb-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  38. 26-Dec-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  39. 14-Nov-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  40. 13-Sep-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  41. 20-Jul-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  42. 21-Jun-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  43. 24-May-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  44. 27-Apr-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  45. 19-Apr-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  46. 11-Apr-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  47. 15-Feb-2022

    Process To Accused

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  48. 25-Jan-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  49. 28-Oct-2021

    Case filed

    Registration No. 1576/2021

casestatus.in Summary

The court acquitted the respondent Jagdishbhai Budhyabhai Vasava of charges under the Prohibition Act, Section 65(2), finding that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he illegally possessed foreign liquor without a valid permit. The court noted critical evidentiary gaps: no independent witnesses were examined, the FSL report on the seized liquor was not produced, and the police witnesses had vested interest, making the prosecution's case insufficient to establish guilt on the sole charge against the accused. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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