Government of Gujarat vs Ashvinbhai Subhashbhai Baria — 4069/2025

Summary The court dropped all criminal proceedings against the accused under Section 66(1)(b) of the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949 and Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The court found that the investigating officer illegally initiated investigation into non-cognizable offences without obtaining mandatory prior permission from the Magistrate under Section 174(2) of BNSS, violating fundamental procedural safeguards established by the Supreme Court in *Keshav Lal Thakur v. State of Bihar*. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.