Govt. of Gujarat vs axaybhai balubhai bambhaniya Advocate - M R RATHOD — 1151/2025

Summary: The Sutrapar Judicial Magistrate Court (Gir Somnath, Gujarat) acquitted both accused—Akshayabhāī Bālubhāī Bāmbhaniyā and Polābhāī Bhānābhāī Rājā—of charges under the Gujarat Prohibition Act (sections 65(A), 98(2), 99, 81) for alleged illegal liquor trafficking. The court found that the prosecution failed to establish the case beyond reasonable doubt, noting critical deficiencies: panchas (witnesses) did not corroborate the case, proper seizure procedures were questionable, and the evidence lacked the required nexus between the accused and recovered contraband. Applying principles from Gujarat High Court precedents, the court held that absent credible witness testimony and proper investigation, conviction cannot stand. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.