State of Maharashtra vs Sandip Bhagawan Bawaskar — 38/2025

The JMFC Jalgaon Jamod discharged the accused Sandip in a liquor prohibition case under Section 65-e of the Bombay Prohibition Act, finding no substance to continue proceedings after the accused remained absent despite multiple summons and bench warrants issued over a prolonged period. The court stopped the proceedings under Section 281 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and ordered the 15 seized bottles of country liquor to be sent to the Excise Department for disposal after the appeal period expires. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.