THE STATE OF GUJARAT SHREE H P MAKWANA vs AGRI BUSINESS CENTER BARWALA Advocate - P M RATHOD — 414/2023

Case under The Seeds Act, 1966 Section 19. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 04th May 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJBT050004982023

Filing Number

414/2023

Filing Date

04-Aug-2023

Registration No

414/2023

Registration Date

04-Aug-2023

Court

TALUKA COURT, BARWALA

Judge

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

Decision Date

04-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 11-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

The Seeds Act, 1966 Section 19

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF GUJARAT SHREE H P MAKWANA

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.AGRI BUSINESS CENTER BARWALA Advocate - P M RATHOD

  2. 2.SHREE KISHORKUMAR VELJIBHAI DALASHANIYA C/O AGRI BUSINESS CENTER

    Adv. P M RATHOD

  3. 3.MAHALAXMI ENTERPRICE

  4. 4.PARIKH RAMESHCHANDRA CHATRABHUJ

  5. 5.AJEET SEEDS PVT LTD

  6. 6.JAYDEEPBHAI AMRAJIBHAI PANDYA

    Adv. P M RATHOD

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 04-May-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    CASE SUMMARY: Criminal Case No. 414/2023 Court Decision: The court acquitted all six accused persons of charges under the Seeds Act, 1966. The petitioner (State of Gujarat represented by agricultural official H.P. Makwana) failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The defendants were charged with selling substandard cotton seeds and violating seed quality regulations, but critical procedural failures—including improper sample collection, failure to follow mandatory re-testing procedures, and depriving accused of statutory rights—rendered the prosecution fatally flawed and insufficient to sustain conviction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 04-May-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 01-May-2026

    Final Arguments

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  5. 13-Apr-2026

    Final Arguments

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  6. 30-Mar-2026

    Final Arguments

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  7. 16-Mar-2026

    Final Arguments

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  8. 23-Feb-2026

    Final Arguments

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  9. 03-Feb-2026

    Final Arguments

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  10. 06-Jan-2026

    Further Statement

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  11. 15-Dec-2025

    Further Statement

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  12. 09-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  13. 19-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  14. 03-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  15. 08-Oct-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  16. 22-Sep-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  17. 02-Sep-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  18. 11-Aug-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  19. 21-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  20. 01-Jul-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  21. 02-Jun-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  22. 05-May-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  23. 24-Mar-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  24. 17-Feb-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  25. 30-Dec-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  26. 11-Nov-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  27. 30-Sep-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  28. 23-Aug-2024

    Evidence Of Prosecution

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  29. 25-Jul-2024

    Plea

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  30. 13-Jun-2024

    Plea

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  31. 16-May-2024

    Process To Accused

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  32. 05-Apr-2024

    Process To Accused

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  33. 02-Mar-2024

    Process To Accused

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  34. 01-Feb-2024

    Process To Accused

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  35. 16-Dec-2023

    Process To Accused

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  36. 03-Nov-2023

    Process To Accused

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  37. 06-Oct-2023

    Process To Accused

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  38. 25-Aug-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  39. 04-Aug-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. 414/2023

casestatus.in Summary

CASE SUMMARY: Criminal Case No. 414/2023 Court Decision: The court acquitted all six accused persons of charges under the Seeds Act, 1966. The petitioner (State of Gujarat represented by agricultural official H.P. Makwana) failed to prove guilt beyond reasonable doubt. The defendants were charged with selling substandard cotton seeds and violating seed quality regulations, but critical procedural failures—including improper sample collection, failure to follow mandatory re-testing procedures, and depriving accused of statutory rights—rendered the prosecution fatally flawed and insufficient to sustain conviction. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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