Government of Gujarat vs Sunilbhai Shravanbhai Vanzara — 256/2026

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: GJDH030003572026

Filing Number

256/2026

Filing Date

28-Jan-2026

Registration No

256/2026

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.Sunilbhai Shravanbhai Vanzara

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 14-Mar-2026

    OrderView PDF

    Summary The court dismissed proceedings against the accused under Section 66(1)(B) of the Gujarat Prohibition Act (liquor consumption offense) on the grounds that it is a non-cognizable offense. The court reasoned that after the 2017 amendment repealed Section 118 of the Prohibition Act, offenses under the Act are no longer expressly declared cognizable, and since the maximum punishment for a first offense is only six months imprisonment, it falls under the non-cognizable category per Schedule I, Part II of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, requiring prior magistrate permission for 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. 256/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The court dismissed proceedings against the accused under Section 66(1)(B) of the Gujarat Prohibition Act (liquor consumption offense) on the grounds that it is a non-cognizable offense. The court reasoned that after the 2017 amendment repealed Section 118 of the Prohibition Act, offenses under the Act are no longer expressly declared cognizable, and since the maximum punishment for a first offense is only six months imprisonment, it falls under the non-cognizable category per Schedule I, Part II of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, requiring prior magistrate permission for cognizance. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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