Government of Gujarat vs VINOD BHUVNESVAR GUPTA — 29/2026

Case under Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65(E), 81. Disposed: Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL on 23rd March 2026.

Case disposed

CC RLY - CRIMINAL CASE - RAILWAY

CNR: GJSR160000312026

Filing Number

28/2026

Filing Date

02-Jan-2026

Registration No

29/2026

Registration Date

02-Jan-2026

Court

RAILWAY COURT, Surat

Judge

1-Judicial Magistrate First Class (Railways)

Decision Date

23-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--JUDGMENT BY ACQUITTAL

Last updated 16-Apr-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

11212051251927

Police Station

SURAT RLY.POLICE STATION - SURAT DISTRICT

Year

2025

Acts & Sections

Gujarat (Bombay) Prohibition Act, 1949 Section 65(E), 81

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Government of Gujarat

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.VINOD BHUVNESVAR GUPTA

  2. 2.ROSHANIBEN RAJNISHBHAI HINGALE

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 23-Mar-2026

    JudegementView PDF

    Summary of Court Decision The JMFC (Railways) Surat court acquitted both defendants (Vinod Bhuwaneshwar Gupta and Roshniben Hingale) of charges under the Prohibition Act sections 65(E) and 81, finding insufficient credible evidence that they unlawfully possessed English liquor worth ₹97,370 on 25 October 2025. The court noted critical weaknesses in the prosecution's case, including inadequate panchnama (witness record) corroboration, lack of independent witness testimony, and failure to establish the contraband's foreign origin convincingly, thereby benefiting the accused under the presumption of innocence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 23-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    Judicial Magistrate First Class (Railways)

  4. 16-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Judicial Magistrate First Class (Railways)

  5. 09-Mar-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Judicial Magistrate First Class (Railways)

  6. 23-Feb-2026

    Evidence Of Prosecution

    Judicial Magistrate First Class (Railways)

  7. 02-Feb-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  8. 02-Jan-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 29/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Summary of Court Decision The JMFC (Railways) Surat court acquitted both defendants (Vinod Bhuwaneshwar Gupta and Roshniben Hingale) of charges under the Prohibition Act sections 65(E) and 81, finding insufficient credible evidence that they unlawfully possessed English liquor worth ₹97,370 on 25 October 2025. The court noted critical weaknesses in the prosecution's case, including inadequate panchnama (witness record) corroboration, lack of independent witness testimony, and failure to establish the contraband's foreign origin convincingly, thereby benefiting the accused under the presumption of innocence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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