Government of Gujarat vs BHARATBHAI KARABHAI MANDERA Advocate - N H LALANI — 206/2025

Case Summary: 206/2025 The Jamnagar First Class Judicial Magistrate court acquitted both accused (Bharatbhai Karabhai Mandera and Sarmanabhai Kanabhai Vadhiya) of charges under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, Section 65(I) and 81, finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. While police witnesses testified about recovering prohibited liquor and a mobile phone from the accused during a raid on 25.04.2024, the court found critical evidentiary gaps—including absence of independent witness corroboration, lack of FSL reports confirming the seized items were contraband, and insufficient evidence establishing the accused's conscious possession of the prohibited materials. The panchas (witnesses) merely acknowledged signing documents without substantively supporting the prosecution's claims, and no evidence established the accused's actual ownership or control over the raid location. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.