State of Gujarat vs NITABEN DIPAKBHAI KARSHANBHAI VAGHELA — 314/2026

Case Summary: 314/2026 Court Decision: The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate acquitted respondent Nitaben Dipakbhai Karshanbhai Vaghela of charges under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949, Section 65(A), finding the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. Key Reasoning: The court found critical deficiencies in the prosecution's evidence: panchnama (seizure document) testimony was unreliable as witnesses did not substantiate details about the alleged prohibited substance; no independent witnesses were examined; no FSL (forensic) report confirmed the seized material was liquor; and the circumstantial evidence created reasonable doubt. Applying precedent principles, the court held that when panchnama itself is unproven, corroborating witness testimony cannot remedy the deficiency. The accused was granted benefit of doubt and acquitted. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.