State of Maharashtra, Thru Inspector Exise Department Chikhali vs Anil Chandrabhan Gaykwad — 302/2021

The court discharged the accused Anil in a case involving illegal liquor possession under Section 65-d of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, invoking Section 258 of the Criminal Procedure Code due to the case being 5 years old and the accused's persistent non-appearance despite repeated summons and a bailable warrant. The confiscated 47 bottles of country liquor were ordered to be sent to the excise department for disposal. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.