Government of Gujarat vs Pintukumar Narsinh Vanzara — 255/2026

Case under Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 66(1)B. Disposed: Uncontested--DISPOSED OF on 14th March 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJDH030003562026

Filing Number

255/2026

Filing Date

28-Jan-2026

Registration No

255/2026

Registration Date

28-Jan-2026

Court

TALUKA COURT, DEVGADHBARIA

Judge

2-Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

Decision Date

14-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Uncontested--DISPOSED OF

Last updated 16-Mar-2026

Acts & Sections

Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 66(1)B

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Government of Gujarat

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Pintukumar Narsinh Vanzara

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 14-Mar-2026

    OrderView PDF

    Case Summary The court dismissed proceedings against Pintukumar Narsinh Vanzara under Section 66(1)(B) of the Gujarat Prohibition Act (alcohol consumption), holding that the offense is now non-cognizable following the 2017 amendment that repealed Section 118. The court reasoned that since the repealed section previously classified Prohibition Act offenses as cognizable, and the amended Act remains silent on cognizability, the offense must be classified by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Schedule I, which treats offenses with maximum punishment under three years as non-cognizable. With a six-month maximum sentence for first-time consumption offenses, the court found no cognizable offense and dropped proceedings without taking cognizance. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 14-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  4. 06-Mar-2026

    Process To Accused

    Addi CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  5. 23-Feb-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 28-Jan-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 255/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary The court dismissed proceedings against Pintukumar Narsinh Vanzara under Section 66(1)(B) of the Gujarat Prohibition Act (alcohol consumption), holding that the offense is now non-cognizable following the 2017 amendment that repealed Section 118. The court reasoned that since the repealed section previously classified Prohibition Act offenses as cognizable, and the amended Act remains silent on cognizability, the offense must be classified by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Schedule I, which treats offenses with maximum punishment under three years as non-cognizable. With a six-month maximum sentence for first-time consumption offenses, the court found no cognizable offense and dropped proceedings without taking cognizance. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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