Government of Gujarat vs BHIKHABHAI CHANABHAI @ NAJABHAI KUCHHADIYA Advocate - S.D.PARMAR — 71/2021

Case under Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 66-1-B,65E,81. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 20th April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - CRIMINAL CASE

CNR: GJPB040001102021

Filing Number

71/2021

Filing Date

20-Feb-2021

Registration No

71/2021

Registration Date

20-Feb-2021

Court

TALUKA COURT-KUTIYANA

Judge

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

Decision Date

20-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 31-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

306

Police Station

KUTIYANA POLICE STATION - PORBANDAR DISTRICT

Year

2017

Acts & Sections

Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 66-1-B,65E,81

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Government of Gujarat

    Adv. APP

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BHIKHABHAI CHANABHAI @ NAJABHAI KUCHHADIYA Advocate - S.D.PARMAR

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 20-Apr-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    The court acquitted the accused Bhikhabhai Chanabhai (Najabhai Kuchhadiya) of charges under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, Section 54(I), 65(E), and 81, finding that the prosecution failed to establish its case beyond reasonable doubt due to weak and contradictory witness evidence. The court held that the prosecution's witnesses were not credible and their testimonies were inconsistent, while the independent witnesses and investigating officer's evidence did not adequately support the charges of illegal possession and sale of liquor. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 20-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  4. 13-Mar-2026

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  5. 09-Feb-2026

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  6. 08-Jan-2026

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  7. 11-Dec-2025

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  8. 14-Nov-2025

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  9. 10-Oct-2025

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  10. 15-Sep-2025

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  11. 19-Aug-2025

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  12. 29-Jul-2025

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  13. 09-Jul-2025

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  14. 23-Jun-2025

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  15. 05-Jun-2025

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  16. 28-Apr-2025

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  17. 21-Mar-2025

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  18. 18-Feb-2025

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  19. 16-Jan-2025

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  20. 06-Dec-2024

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  21. 08-Nov-2024

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  22. 08-Oct-2024

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  23. 06-Sep-2024

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  24. 16-Aug-2024

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  25. 25-Jul-2024

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  26. 29-Jun-2024

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  27. 30-May-2024

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  28. 26-Apr-2024

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  29. 30-Mar-2024

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  30. 01-Mar-2024

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  31. 07-Feb-2024

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  32. 17-Jan-2024

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  33. 27-Dec-2023

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  34. 22-Nov-2023

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  35. 26-Oct-2023

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  36. 30-Sep-2023

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  37. 28-Aug-2023

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  38. 26-Jul-2023

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  39. 28-Jun-2023

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  40. 04-May-2023

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  41. 05-Apr-2023

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  42. 21-Feb-2023

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  43. 14-Feb-2023

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  44. 20-Jan-2023

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  45. 31-Dec-2022

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  46. 19-Dec-2022

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  47. 08-Dec-2022

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  48. 30-Nov-2022

    Warrant Of Arrest

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  49. 25-Nov-2022

    Further Statement

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  50. 10-Nov-2022

    Further Statement

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  51. 03-Oct-2022

    Further Statement

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  52. 27-Sep-2022

    Further Statement

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  53. 22-Sep-2022

    Further Statement

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  54. 19-Sep-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  55. 12-Sep-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  56. 29-Aug-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  57. 06-Aug-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  58. 04-Jul-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  59. 20-Jun-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  60. 02-Jun-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  61. 06-May-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  62. 05-May-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  63. 02-May-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  64. 27-Apr-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  65. 19-Apr-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  66. 08-Apr-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  67. 28-Mar-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  68. 14-Mar-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  69. 24-Feb-2022

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  70. 21-Feb-2022

    Framing Of Charge

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  71. 17-Jan-2022

    Framing Of Charge

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  72. 21-Dec-2021

    Framing Of Charge

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  73. 17-Nov-2021

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  74. 18-Oct-2021

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  75. 15-Sep-2021

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  76. 13-Aug-2021

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  77. 19-Jul-2021

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  78. 22-Jun-2021

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  79. 28-May-2021

    Process To Accused

    Principal CIVIL Judge & J.M.F.

  80. 22-Mar-2021

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  81. 20-Feb-2021

    Case filed

    Registration No. 71/2021

casestatus.in Summary

The court acquitted the accused Bhikhabhai Chanabhai (Najabhai Kuchhadiya) of charges under the Gujarat Prohibition Act, Section 54(I), 65(E), and 81, finding that the prosecution failed to establish its case beyond reasonable doubt due to weak and contradictory witness evidence. The court held that the prosecution's witnesses were not credible and their testimonies were inconsistent, while the independent witnesses and investigating officer's evidence did not adequately support the charges of illegal possession and sale of liquor. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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