State of Kerala Police vs Haridas Advocate - BIJILY JOSEPH, BIJILY JOSEPH — 100070/2025

Case under Abkari Act Section 55(a)(i). Disposed: Contested--AQUITTED on 21st April 2026.

Case disposed

SC - SESSIONS CASE

CNR: KLAL010002482025

Filing Number

219/2025

Filing Date

16-Jan-2025

Registration No

100070/2025

Registration Date

16-Jan-2025

Court

District and Sessions Court Alappuzha/ Rent Control Appellate Authority

Judge

3-Addl. Dist. and Sessions Judge-II Alappuzha/Rent Control Appellate Authority

Decision Date

21-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--AQUITTED

Last updated 25-May-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

481

Police Station

Ambalapuzha Police Station

Year

2024

Acts & Sections

Abkari Act Section 55(a)(i)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of Kerala Police

    Adv. Asst.Public Prosecutor Alappuzha

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Haridas Advocate - BIJILY JOSEPH, BIJILY JOSEPH

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 21-Apr-2026

    JudgementView PDF

    Court Summary The Sessions Court, Alappuzha acquitted Haridas of charges under Section 55(i) of the Kerala Abkari Act (illegal liquor sale). The court found that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused possessed liquor for sale purposes, citing insufficient evidence of actual sale, the meager amount of cash seized (₹270), lack of independent witness corroboration, and procedural defects in evidence chain custody (missing seal specimens on property list). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 21-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Addl. Dist. and Sessions Judge-II Alappuzha/Rent Control Appellate Authority

  4. 18-Apr-2026

    Order/ Judgement

    Addl. Dist. and Sessions Judge-II Alappuzha/Rent Control Appellate Authority

  5. 16-Apr-2026

    For Hearing

    Addl. Dist. and Sessions Judge-II Alappuzha/Rent Control Appellate Authority

  6. 28-Mar-2026

    Defence Evidence

    Addl. Dist. and Sessions Judge-II Alappuzha/Rent Control Appellate Authority

  7. 12-Mar-2026

    Examination of the Accused U/S 351 Bnss

    Addl. Dist. and Sessions Judge-II Alappuzha/Rent Control Appellate Authority

  8. 24-Feb-2026

    Issue Summons

    Addl. Dist. and Sessions Judge-II Alappuzha/Rent Control Appellate Authority

  9. 21-Feb-2026

    For framing charge

    Addl. Dist. and Sessions Judge-II Alappuzha/Rent Control Appellate Authority

  10. 30-Oct-2025

    Hearing on Charge

    Addl. Dist. and Sessions Judge-II Alappuzha/Rent Control Appellate Authority

  11. 16-Jul-2025

    Hearing on Charge

    Addl. Dist. and Sessions Judge-II Alappuzha/Rent Control Appellate Authority

  12. 09-Apr-2025

    Hearing on Charge

    Addl. Dist. and Sessions Judge-II Alappuzha/Rent Control Appellate Authority

  13. 17-Feb-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  14. 16-Jan-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. 100070/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Court Summary The Sessions Court, Alappuzha acquitted Haridas of charges under Section 55(i) of the Kerala Abkari Act (illegal liquor sale). The court found that the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused possessed liquor for sale purposes, citing insufficient evidence of actual sale, the meager amount of cash seized (₹270), lack of independent witness corroboration, and procedural defects in evidence chain custody (missing seal specimens on property list). This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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