Government of Gujarat vs MANHARBHAI LAXMANBHAI CHAUHAN — 1094/2026

Summary: The court discharged the accused under the Bombay Prohibition Act Section 66(1)(b) for consuming liquor without a permit in a public place. The court found that critical procedural requirements were not satisfied: no blood test report was submitted despite being mandatory under the Prohibition (Medical Examination and Blood Test) Rules 1959, and the blood sample was not forwarded to the FSL within the mandatory seven-day period. Additionally, no evidence of public nuisance or disorderly conduct was established on record, making the prosecution's case insufficient to prove the charge beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.