Government of Gujarat vs KARSANBHAI KANABHAI KODIYATAR Advocate - N H LALANI — 423/2025

Case Summary: Criminal Case No. 423/2025 Court: Judicial Magistrate First Class, Jamnagar Petitioner: Government of Gujarat Respondent: Karsanbhai Kanabhai Kodiyatar Charges: Gujarat Prohibition Act, Sections 65(a), 65(i), 116(b), 98(2), 81 Decision: The court acquitted the accused of all charges under the Prohibition Act. The court found that while foreign-made liquor (108 bottles worth ₹71,928), a vehicle (₹5,00,000), and mobile phone (₹10,000) were allegedly recovered, the prosecution failed to establish the accused's direct and conscious possession of the contraband. The independent witnesses (panchas) did not corroborate the recovery details, the accused was not arrested at the scene, and no contraband was recovered from the accused personally at the police station, creating reasonable doubt about the case's veracity. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.