State of Kerala Excise vs Sandhu Krishnan @ Appu Advocate - Pushpanandan S. — 100831/2022

Case under Abkari Act Section 55(g). Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED U/S 258 BNSS on 20th April 2026.

Case disposed

SC - SESSIONS CASE

CNR: KLKM180002322022

Filing Number

100831/2022

Filing Date

29-Apr-2022

Registration No

100831/2022

Registration Date

29-Apr-2022

Court

Addl.Sessions Court / Rent Control Appellate Authority, Kottarakkara

Judge

1-Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

Decision Date

20-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED U/S 258 BNSS

Last updated 05-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

42

Police Station

Ezhukone ER

Year

2021

Acts & Sections

Abkari Act Section 55(g)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State of Kerala Excise

    Adv. Spl. Public Prosecutor

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Sandhu Krishnan @ Appu Advocate - Pushpanandan S.

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 20-Apr-2026

    JudgementView PDF

    Case Summary: State of Kerala Excise v. Sandhu Krishnan @ Appu (SC 831/2022) The court acquitted the accused of charges under Section 55(g) of the Kerala Abkari Act for alleged possession of 105 litres of illicit wash. The judgment found critical procedural failures in the prosecution's case, including non-compliance with mandatory sampling, sealing, and custody protocols; unexplained delays between seizure (May 2021) and chemical analysis (January 2022); failure to produce specimen seals for verification; and lack of evidence establishing the accused's conscious possession of the contraband. The court emphasized that strict adherence to tamper-proof procedures is mandatory in excise cases and that dock identification alone cannot establish guilt without corroborative evidence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 20-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  4. 18-Apr-2026

    Order/ Judgement

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  5. 17-Apr-2026

    Defence Evidence

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  6. 16-Apr-2026

    For hearing under section 232 CRPC

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  7. 13-Apr-2026

    Examination of the Accused U/S 313 Cr.PC

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  8. 26-Mar-2026

    For Examination of Witness

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  9. 13-Mar-2026

    Call on

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  10. 26-Feb-2026

    Issue Summons

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  11. 18-Feb-2026

    Call on

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  12. 06-Nov-2025

    For framing charge

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  13. 29-Jul-2025

    For framing charge

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  14. 29-Apr-2025

    For framing charge

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  15. 29-Jan-2025

    For framing charge

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  16. 29-Oct-2024

    For framing charge

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  17. 12-Sep-2024

    For framing charge

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  18. 28-Jun-2024

    For framing charge

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  19. 20-Mar-2024

    For framing charge

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  20. 02-Dec-2023

    For framing charge

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  21. 31-Jul-2023

    For framing charge

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  22. 27-Apr-2023

    Adjourned

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  23. 20-Feb-2023

    Adjourned

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  24. 17-Dec-2022

    Adjourned

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  25. 17-Oct-2022

    Adjourned

    Addl.Sessions Judge(Abkari Cases)

  26. 02-Aug-2022

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  27. 29-Apr-2022

    Case filed

    Registration No. 100831/2022

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of Kerala Excise v. Sandhu Krishnan @ Appu (SC 831/2022) The court acquitted the accused of charges under Section 55(g) of the Kerala Abkari Act for alleged possession of 105 litres of illicit wash. The judgment found critical procedural failures in the prosecution's case, including non-compliance with mandatory sampling, sealing, and custody protocols; unexplained delays between seizure (May 2021) and chemical analysis (January 2022); failure to produce specimen seals for verification; and lack of evidence establishing the accused's conscious possession of the contraband. The court emphasized that strict adherence to tamper-proof procedures is mandatory in excise cases and that dock identification alone cannot establish guilt without corroborative evidence. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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