THE STATE OF GUJARAT vs PRATAPBHAI ANKUBHAI KHACHAR Advocate - R.D.GIDA — 1262/2017

Case under Public Gambling Act, 1867 [Section 1 18] Section 4,5. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 25th May 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJBT020014772017

Filing Number

1262/2017

Filing Date

28-Jun-2017

Registration No

1262/2017

Registration Date

28-Jun-2017

Court

CIVIL COURT, BOTAD

Judge

4-Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

Decision Date

25-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 31-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

33

Police Station

PALIYAD POLICE STATION – BOTAD DISTRICT

Year

2017

Acts & Sections

Public Gambling Act, 1867 [Section 1 18] Section 4,5

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF GUJARAT

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.PRATAPBHAI ANKUBHAI KHACHAR Advocate - R.D.GIDA

  2. 2.PRATAPBHAI AAPABHAI KHACHAR

    Adv. R.D.GIDA

  3. 3.RANJITBHAI CHAPBHAI KHACHAR

  4. 4.KANJIBHAI JEMABHAI VASANI

  5. 5.SHANTILAL RANCHHODBHAI RATHOD

  6. 6.PRAVINBHAI RAMKUBHAI KHACHAR

  7. 7.NARENDRABHAI RAMKUBHAI KHACHAR

  8. 8.AARSIBHAI RAMABHAI KATHAD

  9. 9.PRATAPBHAI BHARATBHAI DHADHAL

  10. 10.KANUBHAI DEVAYATBHAI DANGAR

  11. 11.MUNABHAI BABBHAI KHACHAR

  12. 12.UDAYBHAI VALKUBHAI DHADHAL

  13. 13.SANJAYBHAI MANUBHAI VALA

  14. 14.SURESHBHAI KANUBHAI KHACHAR

  15. 15.IKABALBHAI ISHABHAI MEMAN

  16. 16.BHAGIRATHBHAI MANUBHAI DHADHAL

  17. 17.BHUPATBHAI VALJIBHAI SANKALIYA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 25-May-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Case Summary: Criminal Case No. 1262/2017 Decision: The court acquitted all 17 accused of gambling charges under the Gambling Act, sections 4-5. The judge found that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that three-patti gambling was occurring at the location. Key evidentiary gaps included: witnesses (panchas) could not corroborate the panchnama details; no independent witnesses testified; insufficient proof of who won/lost money; and absence of evidence that the seized location belonged to the primary accused. The court applied precedent principles requiring corroborating evidence and independent testimony in gambling cases. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 25-May-2026

    Disposed

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  4. 16-May-2026

    Final Arguments

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  5. 11-May-2026

    Final Arguments

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  6. 10-Apr-2026

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  7. 13-Mar-2026

    Final Arguments

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  8. 02-Mar-2026

    Final Arguments

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  9. 24-Feb-2026

    Further Statement

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  10. 31-Jan-2026

    Further Statement

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  11. 17-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  12. 11-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  13. 20-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  14. 01-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  15. 04-Oct-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  16. 28-Aug-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  17. 25-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  18. 03-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  19. 09-May-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate & Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge

  20. 29-Mar-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  21. 01-Feb-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  22. 20-Dec-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  23. 25-Oct-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  24. 12-Sep-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  25. 31-Jul-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  26. 31-May-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  27. 06-Apr-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  28. 23-Feb-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  29. 29-Dec-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  30. 08-Dec-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  31. 26-Oct-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  32. 31-Aug-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  33. 18-Jul-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  34. 13-Jun-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  35. 02-May-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  36. 11-Apr-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  37. 14-Feb-2023

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  38. 12-Dec-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  39. 13-Oct-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  40. 15-Sep-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  41. 28-Jul-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  42. 06-Jun-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  43. 24-Mar-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  44. 03-Feb-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  45. 02-Dec-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  46. 23-Sep-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  47. 14-Jul-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  48. 20-May-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  49. 03-Mar-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  50. 06-Jan-2021

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  51. 24-Nov-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  52. 13-Oct-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  53. 08-Sep-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  54. 30-Jul-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  55. 22-Jun-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Chief Judicial Magistrate

  56. 12-May-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  57. 30-Mar-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  58. 11-Mar-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  59. 02-Mar-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  60. 18-Feb-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  61. 27-Jan-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  62. 10-Jan-2020

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  63. 10-Dec-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  64. 14-Nov-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  65. 21-Oct-2019

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  66. 09-Aug-2019

    Plea

    Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  67. 23-Jul-2019

    Plea

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  68. 18-Jun-2019

    Plea

    Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  69. 14-May-2019

    Plea

    Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  70. 18-Mar-2019

    Plea

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  71. 11-Feb-2019

    Plea

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  72. 15-Jan-2019

    Plea

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  73. 04-Dec-2018

    Plea

  74. 16-Oct-2018

    Plea

    Principal CIVIL Judge

  75. 11-Sep-2018

    Plea

    Addl. CIVIL Judge

  76. 31-Jul-2018

    Plea

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  77. 12-Jun-2018

    Plea

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  78. 08-May-2018

    Plea

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  79. 20-Mar-2018

    Plea

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  80. 30-Jan-2018

    Plea

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  81. 05-Dec-2017

    Plea

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  82. 26-Sep-2017

    Plea

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  83. 22-Aug-2017

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  84. 28-Jun-2017

    Case filed

    Registration No. 1262/2017

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: Criminal Case No. 1262/2017 Decision: The court acquitted all 17 accused of gambling charges under the Gambling Act, sections 4-5. The judge found that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that three-patti gambling was occurring at the location. Key evidentiary gaps included: witnesses (panchas) could not corroborate the panchnama details; no independent witnesses testified; insufficient proof of who won/lost money; and absence of evidence that the seized location belonged to the primary accused. The court applied precedent principles requiring corroborating evidence and independent testimony in gambling cases. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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