Government of Gujarat vs ASHOKBHAI HAKABHAI PATADIYA Advocate - N H LALANI — 919/2025

Summary of Case 919/2025 The Jamnagar Judicial Magistrate acquitted both accused—Ashokbhai Hakabhai Patadiya and Harpalsinh Dilipsinh Jadeja—of charges under the Prohibition Act, Section 65(A)(A) and 81, finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. While police witnesses testified that illicit liquor was recovered from the accused's possession during a patrol, the court found critical evidentiary gaps: the panch (witness) evidence did not corroborate the recovery, no independent witnesses were examined, FSL reports were absent, and the seizure panchnama lacked sufficient independent verification to establish that prohibited alcohol was indeed recovered. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.