State of Gujarat vs REKHABEN URFE ARATIBEN CHANDUBHAI VASHARAMBHAI VAGHELA Advocate - A B JOSHI — 318/2026

Case under Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65(A)(A). Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 27th March 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJBN070005642026

Filing Number

318/2026

Filing Date

18-Feb-2026

Registration No

318/2026

Registration Date

18-Feb-2026

Court

TALUKA COURT, PALITANA

Judge

3-Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

Decision Date

27-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 31-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

11198042260076

Police Station

PALITANA TOWN POLICE STATION - BHAVNAGAR DISTRICT

Year

2026

Acts & Sections

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

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of Gujarat

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.REKHABEN URFE ARATIBEN CHANDUBHAI VASHARAMBHAI VAGHELA Advocate - A B JOSHI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 27-Mar-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Case 318/2026 Summary: The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palit­ana acquitted the accused Rekhaben under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949, Section 65(A), finding the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court noted critical evidentiary gaps: the panchnama (seizure record) lacked substantiation from independent witnesses, the FSL report on the seized substance was absent from court records, and the panch witnesses' testimony did not corroborate the prosecution's allegations. Applying established precedent that panch witnesses who fail to support the prosecution's case cannot be relied upon, the court ruled the prosecution did not discharge its burden of proof and acquitted the accused while disposing of the seized contraband according to law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 27-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  4. 13-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM

  5. 06-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 18-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 318/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case 318/2026 Summary: The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Palit­ana acquitted the accused Rekhaben under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949, Section 65(A), finding the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court noted critical evidentiary gaps: the panchnama (seizure record) lacked substantiation from independent witnesses, the FSL report on the seized substance was absent from court records, and the panch witnesses' testimony did not corroborate the prosecution's allegations. Applying established precedent that panch witnesses who fail to support the prosecution's case cannot be relied upon, the court ruled the prosecution did not discharge its burden of proof and acquitted the accused while disposing of the seized contraband according to law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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