GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT vs PRAVINSINH AMARSINH PATEL Advocate - R L PARMAR — 724/2024

Case Summary: CC No. 724/2024 Court Decision: The accused, Pravinsinh Amarsinh Patel, was acquitted of charges under Section 65AA of the Gujarat Prohibition Act. The court found that the prosecution failed to prove its case against him for illegal possession of Indian-made foreign liquor (IMFL). Key Reasoning: The court determined that critical evidentiary gaps undermined the prosecution's case: the panch (village) witnesses turned hostile and denied that any liquor was seized in their presence; no documentary evidence of ownership of the raid location was produced; and no forensic report confirmed the seized liquid was IMFL. Without sufficient evidence establishing the accused's possession of prohibited liquor, conviction could not be secured. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.