State of Maharashtra vs Sominath Sahebrao Jadhav — 585/2023

The Judicial Magistrate First Class dismissed the case against accused Sominath Sahebrao Jadhav under section 65(e) of the Bombay Prohibition Act after over two years of pendency, citing the prosecution's failure to produce the chemical analyzer report within a reasonable timeframe. The court invoked section 258 of the Code of Criminal Procedure to stop proceedings, finding that prosecution would serve no purpose without critical evidence, and ordered the accused's release with bail bond cancellation. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.