State of Kerala Excise vs BABU RAJAN @ RAJU Advocate - Sachin Sunny — 1298/2017
Case under Abkari Act Section 55(i). Disposed: Contested--AQUITTED on 08th April 2026.
SC - SESSIONS CASE
CNR: KLKM270006862017
Filing Number
1298/2017
Filing Date
23-08-2017
Registration No
1298/2017
Registration Date
23-08-2017
Court
Sub Court Karunagappally
Judge
1-Sub Judge
Decision Date
08th April 2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--AQUITTED
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
State of Kerala Excise
Adv. HARILALJI.C
Respondent(s)
BABU RAJAN @ RAJU Advocate - Sachin Sunny
Hearing History
Judge: 1-Sub Judge
Disposed
For judgment
Call on
Defence Evidence
For 313
| Date | Purpose |
|---|---|
| 08-04-2026 | Disposed |
| 04-04-2026 | For judgment |
| 28-03-2026 | Call on |
| 26-03-2026 | Defence Evidence |
| 25-03-2026 | For 313 |
Final Orders / Judgements
The court acquitted accused Prinjith of illegal liquor sales charges under the Abkari Act due to serious procedural failures in the prosecution's case. Critical defects included: failure to establish chain of custody (thondy clerk and sample forwarding officials not examined), blank spaces in the forwarding note identifying who transmitted samples to the lab, non-production of seized contraband or chemical examination certificates, and inadequate certified inventory documentation. The court found these breaches violated the Kerala High Court's streamlined procedures from *Vijayan v. State of Kerala*, making the evidence unreliable and entitling the accused to acquittal under reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
The court acquitted accused Prinjith of illegal liquor sales charges under the Abkari Act due to serious procedural failures in the prosecution's case. Critical defects included: failure to establish chain of custody (thondy clerk and sample forwarding officials not examined), blank spaces in the forwarding note identifying who transmitted samples to the lab, non-production of seized contraband or chemical examination certificates, and inadequate certified inventory documentation. The court found these breaches violated the Kerala High Court's streamlined procedures from *Vijayan v. State of Kerala*, making the evidence unreliable and entitling the accused to acquittal under reasonable doubt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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