THE STATE OF GUJARAT ALANG MARINE POLICE STATION vs SURESHBHAI NANJIBHAI ZALA — 264/2026

Case under Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65(a)(a). Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 02nd May 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJBN040004532026

e-Filing Number

10-02-2026

Filing Number

264/2026

Filing Date

10-Feb-2026

Registration No

264/2026

Registration Date

10-Feb-2026

Court

TALUKA COURT, TALAJA

Judge

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

Decision Date

02-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 31-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

5

Police Station

ALANG MARINE POLICE STATION - BHAVNAGAR DISTRICT

Year

2026

Acts & Sections

Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65(a)(a)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF GUJARAT ALANG MARINE POLICE STATION

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.SURESHBHAI NANJIBHAI ZALA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 02-May-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Case Summary: State of Gujarat v. Sureshbhai Nanjibhai Zala (CC 264/2026) Decision: The court acquitted the accused Sureshbhai Nanjibhai Zala of charges under Section 65AA of the Gujarat Prohibition Act due to insufficient evidence. Key Reasoning: Although police alleged they found contraband liquor in the accused's possession on 10/01/2026, the court found the recovery unproven because the panchas (independent witnesses) who allegedly witnessed the seizure turned hostile, testifying they signed the panchnama without witnessing any actual search and signed documents only as instructed by police. Applying precedent law requiring searches under prohibition laws to occur in panchas' presence, the court held that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt and therefore lacked proper safeguards against wrongful conviction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 02-May-2026

    Disposed

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  4. 28-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  5. 18-Apr-2026

    Judgement

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  6. 13-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 10-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 264/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of Gujarat v. Sureshbhai Nanjibhai Zala (CC 264/2026) Decision: The court acquitted the accused Sureshbhai Nanjibhai Zala of charges under Section 65AA of the Gujarat Prohibition Act due to insufficient evidence. Key Reasoning: Although police alleged they found contraband liquor in the accused's possession on 10/01/2026, the court found the recovery unproven because the panchas (independent witnesses) who allegedly witnessed the seizure turned hostile, testifying they signed the panchnama without witnessing any actual search and signed documents only as instructed by police. Applying precedent law requiring searches under prohibition laws to occur in panchas' presence, the court held that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt and therefore lacked proper safeguards against wrongful conviction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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