THE STATE OF GUJARAT vs KUSUMBEN W/O GOVINDBHAI VASANTBHAI VASAVA Advocate - G N VASAVA — 1184/2025

Case under Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65AA. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 10th April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJNR030013392025

Filing Number

1184/2025

Filing Date

28-Jul-2025

Registration No

1184/2025

Registration Date

28-Jul-2025

Court

TALUKA COURT, SAGBARA

Judge

1-Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

Decision Date

10-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 06-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

11823021250125

Police Station

SAGBARA POLICE STATION- NARMADA DISTRICT

Year

2025

Acts & Sections

Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65AA

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE STATE OF GUJARAT

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.KUSUMBEN W/O GOVINDBHAI VASANTBHAI VASAVA Advocate - G N VASAVA

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 10-Apr-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    The court acquitted the accused, Kusumbben Govindbhai Vasava, of charges under Section 65AA of the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949, finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The judgment emphasizes that while allegedly illicit liquor was recovered during a raid, there was insufficient corroborating evidence from independent witnesses to establish the accused's possession or knowledge of the contraband, and the prosecution's reliance solely on police testimony without independent corroboration was inadequate to meet the burden of proof in criminal law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 10-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  4. 25-Mar-2026

    Judgement

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  5. 10-Mar-2026

    Further Statement

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  6. 11-Feb-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  7. 07-Jan-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  8. 09-Dec-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  9. 12-Nov-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  10. 24-Sep-2025

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.C

  11. 13-Aug-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  12. 28-Jul-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. 1184/2025

casestatus.in Summary

The court acquitted the accused, Kusumbben Govindbhai Vasava, of charges under Section 65AA of the Gujarat Prohibition Act, 1949, finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The judgment emphasizes that while allegedly illicit liquor was recovered during a raid, there was insufficient corroborating evidence from independent witnesses to establish the accused's possession or knowledge of the contraband, and the prosecution's reliance solely on police testimony without independent corroboration was inadequate to meet the burden of proof in criminal law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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