THE STATE OF GUJARAT vs PIRABHAI MEVABHAI RAVAL Advocate - S B MALI — 525/2024

Case under Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65F. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 10th April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJBK210006442024

Filing Number

525/2024

Filing Date

08-Oct-2024

Registration No

525/2024

Registration Date

08-Oct-2024

Court

Taluka Court, Lakhni

Judge

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

Decision Date

10-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 23-Apr-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

11195008240532

Police Station

BHILDI POLICE STATION - BANASKANTHA DISTRICT

Year

2024

Acts & Sections

Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65F

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF GUJARAT

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.PIRABHAI MEVABHAI RAVAL Advocate - S B MALI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Apr-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Summary The court acquitted the accused Pirabaai Mevabaai Ravel under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, Section 65(f), finding that the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. The judgment emphasized that when panchas (witnesses) are mandatory during a search under the Prohibition Act, the evidence of police officers must be corroborated; in this case, the panchas did not support the prosecution's claims, and critical procedural defects undermined the credibility of the seized liquor evidence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 10-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  4. 09-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  5. 08-Apr-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  6. 11-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  7. 09-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  8. 18-Feb-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  9. 05-Feb-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  10. 22-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  11. 09-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  12. 24-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  13. 21-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  14. 03-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  15. 04-Oct-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  16. 09-Sep-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  17. 05-Aug-2025

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  18. 09-Jul-2025

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  19. 17-Jun-2025

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  20. 02-Jun-2025

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  21. 30-Apr-2025

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  22. 07-Apr-2025

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  23. 27-Mar-2025

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  24. 21-Mar-2025

    Further Statement

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  25. 15-Feb-2025

    Further Statement

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  26. 11-Feb-2025

    Further Statement

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  27. 21-Jan-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  28. 01-Jan-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  29. 18-Dec-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  30. 09-Dec-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  31. 28-Nov-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  32. 11-Nov-2024

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  33. 08-Oct-2024

    Case filed

    Registration No. 525/2024

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The court acquitted the accused Pirabaai Mevabaai Ravel under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, Section 65(f), finding that the prosecution failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. The judgment emphasized that when panchas (witnesses) are mandatory during a search under the Prohibition Act, the evidence of police officers must be corroborated; in this case, the panchas did not support the prosecution's claims, and critical procedural defects undermined the credibility of the seized liquor evidence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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