Somwarept Excise vs Unnikrishna — 455/2025

Summary In this excise department case (CC.455/2025), an Excise Inspector's testimony regarding a raid on December 6, 2024, was examined by the defense counsel. The defense challenged the credibility of the investigation, citing procedural irregularities including: lack of proper FIR registration details, absence of independent panchas (witnesses), no video recording of the accused's son, failure to interview purchasers, and alleged creation of false evidence. The court, after hearing arguments from both the prosecution and defense, allowed the defense objections and recorded them in the order, finding significant procedural deficiencies in the investigation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.