THE STATE OF GUJARAT vs RAJENDRASINH NARPATSINH JADEJA Advocate - A K KHATRI — 262/2026

Case under Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65(A)(A). Disposed: Uncontested--DISPOSED OF on 18th April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJKT100004542026

Filing Number

262/2026

Filing Date

27-Feb-2026

Registration No

262/2026

Registration Date

27-Feb-2026

Court

TALUKA COURT, ANJAR

Judge

13-2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

Decision Date

18-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Uncontested--DISPOSED OF

Last updated 21-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

11993003251543

Police Station

ANJAR POLICE STATION - KACHCHH DISTRICT

Year

2025

Acts & Sections

Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65(A)(A)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF GUJARAT

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.RAJENDRASINH NARPATSINH JADEJA Advocate - A K KHATRI

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 18-Apr-2026

    OrderView PDF

    Summary The Gujarat High Court discharged the accused under Section 262 of the CrPC, finding that the prosecution's charge sheet lacked sufficient material to establish a case beyond the statement of a co-accused. The court held that at the discharge stage, while accepting the prosecution's allegations as true, there must still be credible evidence reasonably connecting the accused to the crime. The judgment also criticized the practice of "designed FIRs" in prohibition cases where accused persons escape despite police having prior information, directing the State to implement monitoring mechanisms for such cases. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 18-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  4. 09-Apr-2026

    Hearing On Framing Of Charge/Discharge Application

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  5. 20-Mar-2026

    Summons - Notice

    2nd Addl. Sr. CIVIL Judge & A.C.J.M.

  6. 11-Mar-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 27-Feb-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 262/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary The Gujarat High Court discharged the accused under Section 262 of the CrPC, finding that the prosecution's charge sheet lacked sufficient material to establish a case beyond the statement of a co-accused. The court held that at the discharge stage, while accepting the prosecution's allegations as true, there must still be credible evidence reasonably connecting the accused to the crime. The judgment also criticized the practice of "designed FIRs" in prohibition cases where accused persons escape despite police having prior information, directing the State to implement monitoring mechanisms for such cases. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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