THE STATE OF GUJARAT vs GITABEN W/O HIRAJI TAHKOR — 176/2026

The court convicted the accused Hiraji Tahkor under Gujarat Prohibition Act Sections 66(1)(b) and 85(1) for illicit liquor possession and granted him leniency considering mitigating factors—his impoverished economic status as the sole earner in his family and the absence of prior criminal history. The court sentenced him to imprisonment of Rs. 100 (or 5 days simple imprisonment in default) instead of the mandatory minimum sentence, finding sufficient and special grounds to justify the reduced punishment in the interests of justice. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.