Government of Gujarat vs VIKRAMJI POPATJI MADHVATAR (THAKOR) Advocate - M P ZALA — 17624/2025

Case Summary Court Decision: The Magistrate acquitted the accused (Vikramji Popat Madhatr) of charges under the Prohibition Act, Section 65(f), finding insufficient evidence to prove the alleged possession and sale of illicit liquor on the specified date. Key Reasoning: The court determined that the prosecution's case was built primarily on police witnesses, whose testimonies lacked independent corroboration from neutral witnesses. The independent witnesses (panchas) who certified the seizure could not substantiate the key details, and critical forensic analysis (FSL certificate confirming the substance as illicit liquor) was absent from the court record, making it impossible to conclusively establish the nature of the seized material. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.