Government of Gujarat vs Ashokbhai Alias Jandu Dipsingbhai Patel — 718/2026

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: GJDH030008852026

Filing Number

718/2026

Filing Date

20-Feb-2026

Registration No

718/2026

Registration Date

20-Feb-2026

Court

TALUKA COURT, DEVGADHBARIA

Judge

1-Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

Decision Date

14-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Uncontested--DISPOSED OF

Last updated 03-Apr-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

11821052260102

Police Station

PIPLOD POLICE STATION - DAHOD DISTRICT

Year

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.Ashokbhai Alias Jandu Dipsingbhai Patel

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 14-Mar-2026

    OrderView PDF

    Case Summary The court discharged the accused and dropped criminal proceedings under Section 66(1)(b) of the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949 (liquor consumption) because the investigating officer conducted the investigation without prior magistrate's permission, which is mandatory for non-cognizable offenses. The 2017 Amendment deleted Section 118, reclassifying the offense as non-cognizable (maximum punishment under 3 years), making the warrantless investigation illegal under CrPC Section 155(2) and BNSS Section 174(2), following *Keshav Lal Thakur v. State of Bihar*. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 14-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  4. 13-Mar-2026

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  5. 07-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  6. 20-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 718/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary The court discharged the accused and dropped criminal proceedings under Section 66(1)(b) of the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949 (liquor consumption) because the investigating officer conducted the investigation without prior magistrate's permission, which is mandatory for non-cognizable offenses. The 2017 Amendment deleted Section 118, reclassifying the offense as non-cognizable (maximum punishment under 3 years), making the warrantless investigation illegal under CrPC Section 155(2) and BNSS Section 174(2), following *Keshav Lal Thakur v. State of Bihar*. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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