Government of Gujarat vs KAMLESHBHAI RAMUBHAI MACHAAR — 4739/2025

The court convicted the accused Kamleshbhai Ramubhai Macchar under the Gujarat Prohibition Act for illegally possessing liquor without a permit. The accused pleaded guilty and the court accepted his voluntary confession, finding him guilty of the offense. Considering his socioeconomic circumstances (poor, sole breadwinner with children, first-time offender), the court imposed a lenient sentence of Rs. 200 fine under Section 264 IPC and 5 days simple imprisonment, exercising its discretionary power to impose punishment below the statutory minimum based on special and reasonable grounds for leniency. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.