Government of Gujarat vs alpeshbhai karashanbhai kamariya Advocate - A V GADARA — 553/2025

Case Summary: CC No.553-2025 The court acquitted all nine accused of gambling charges under Section 12 of the Gambling Act, finding that the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The key weakness in the prosecution's case was that the panchnama (official memo of seizure) lacked corroboration from independent witnesses—the panch signatories could not substantiate the alleged recovery of Rs. 72,700 and gambling equipment, and the police witnesses admitted to procedural gaps including lack of station diary entries and no documentary evidence of the location. Consequently, the court gave the benefit of doubt to the accused and ordered their acquittal while directing bail forfeiture under CrPC Section 481(1). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.