Government of Gujarat vs MUKESHBHAI SABURBHAI KATARA — 1097/2026

Summary The court discharged the accused under Section 66(1)(b) of the Prohibition Act, finding that the prosecution failed to provide mandatory evidence required by law. Although the accused was allegedly found consuming alcohol without a permit in a public place, no blood test report was submitted to establish the alcohol content, and the sample blood was not forwarded to the forensic lab within the mandatory seven-day period as required under the Bombay Prohibition (Medical Examination and Blood Test) Rules, 1959. Without this critical scientific evidence, the court held that the prosecution could not prove the offense beyond reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.