Government of Gujarat vs PAPPU MAHAVIR VARMA — 3081/2025
Case under Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65(E),98(2),116(B),81. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 09th April 2026.
CC - CRIMINAL CASE
CNR: GJSR070038682025
Filing Number
3081/2025
Filing Date
17-Nov-2025
Registration No
3081/2025
Registration Date
17-Nov-2025
Court
TALUKA COURT, BARDOLI
Judge
1-Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM
Decision Date
09-Apr-2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL
Last updated 16-Apr-2026
FIR Details
FIR Number
11214008251070
Police Station
BARDOLI POLICE STATION - SURAT DISTRICT
Year
2025
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
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1.Government of Gujarat
Adv. APP
Respondent(s)
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1.PAPPU MAHAVIR VARMA
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2.SIDDHNATH ALISE NAGENDRA BENIPRASAD
Adv. C G SHAH
Case History
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Case disposedDisposed
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09-Apr-2026
Judegement
Summary of Court Judgment The Bardoli court acquitted both accused in a prohibition (liquor smuggling) case due to insufficient evidence. Although 60,240 bottles of foreign liquor worth ₹60.24 lakh were recovered from the accused's truck, the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court found critical weaknesses: the five witnesses (panchas) who signed the seizure memo provided no substantive support for the prosecution's narrative, the investigating officer's testimony lacked independent corroboration, and material evidence like FSL reports was absent. Applying the established principle that conviction requires solid proof, not mere suspicion, the court ordered both accused's immediate release and dissolution of the case under Indian Penal Code Sections 336(2), 336(3), 340(2). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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09-Apr-2026
Disposed
Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM
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04-Apr-2026
Judgement
Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM
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23-Mar-2026
Judgement
Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM
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09-Mar-2026
Final Arguments
Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM
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23-Feb-2026
Further Statement
Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM
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18-Feb-2026
Evidence Of Prosecution
Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM
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23-Jan-2026
Evidence Of Prosecution
Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM
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12-Jan-2026
Evidence Of Prosecution
Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM
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31-Dec-2025
Evidence Of Prosecution
Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM
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17-Dec-2025
Evidence Of Prosecution
Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM
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03-Dec-2025
Evidence Of Prosecution
Principal Senior CIVIL Judge & Addl. CJM
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19-Nov-2025
First hearing
Initial hearing scheduled
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17-Nov-2025
Case filed
Registration No. 3081/2025
Summary of Court Judgment The Bardoli court acquitted both accused in a prohibition (liquor smuggling) case due to insufficient evidence. Although 60,240 bottles of foreign liquor worth ₹60.24 lakh were recovered from the accused's truck, the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt. The court found critical weaknesses: the five witnesses (panchas) who signed the seizure memo provided no substantive support for the prosecution's narrative, the investigating officer's testimony lacked independent corroboration, and material evidence like FSL reports was absent. Applying the established principle that conviction requires solid proof, not mere suspicion, the court ordered both accused's immediate release and dissolution of the case under Indian Penal Code Sections 336(2), 336(3), 340(2). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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