Government of Gujarat vs Sunilbhai Shravanbhai Vanzara — 256/2026

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 The court reasoned that after the 2017 amendment repealed Section 118 of the Prohibition Act, offenses under the Act are no longer expressly declared cognizable, and since the maximum punishment for a first offense is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.