Government of Gujarat vs Dipsingbhai Saburbhai Nayak — 259/2026

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: GJDH030003602026

Filing Number

259/2026

Filing Date

28-Jan-2026

Registration No

259/2026

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.Dipsingbhai Saburbhai Nayak

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Section 66(1)(B) of the Gujarat Prohibition Act (liquor consumption case) on the grounds that after the 2017 amendment repealed Section 118, the offence became non-cognizable rather than cognizable. Since first-time consumption carries a maximum punishment of only six months—falling below the three-year threshold—it qualifies as a non-cognizable offence requiring prior magistrate permission under Section 174(2) of the BNSS 2023, which was not obtained. The court dropped the case with liberty for prosecution to pursue appropriate remedies. 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. 259/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The court dismissed proceedings against the accused under Section 66(1)(B) of the Gujarat Prohibition Act (liquor consumption case) on the grounds that after the 2017 amendment repealed Section 118, the offence became non-cognizable rather than cognizable. Since first-time consumption carries a maximum punishment of only six months—falling below the three-year threshold—it qualifies as a non-cognizable offence requiring prior magistrate permission under Section 174(2) of the BNSS 2023, which was not obtained. The court dropped the case with liberty for prosecution to pursue appropriate remedies. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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