State of Gujarat vs VIJUBEN DINESHBHAI LALABHAI VAGHELA Advocate - A B JOSHI — 316/2026

Case Summary: 316/2026 The court acquitted advocate Vijuben Dineshbhai Lalabhai Vaghela of charges under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949, Section 65(A), finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court noted critical evidentiary gaps: the panchnama (inspection report) lacked credible corroboration, the seized material was not forensically tested to confirm it was liquor, independent witnesses were not examined, and the panch witnesses' testimony did not substantiate the prosecution's allegations. Applying precedent principles, the court ruled that when a panch witness fails to provide supporting evidence and suspicion surrounds the seized material's authenticity, the benefit of doubt must go to the accused, resulting in acquittal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.