Government of Gujarat vs Rajubhai Premvirsinh Patel — 703/2026

Summary The court dropped criminal proceedings against the accused charged with liquor consumption under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949. The court held that the 2017 Amendment reclassified the offense as non-cognizable (maximum 6 months imprisonment), requiring prior magistrate permission before police investigation, which was not obtained. Since the investigation was conducted illegally without this mandatory permission, the court could not take cognizance of the vitiated report and discharged the accused from bail. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.