The State of Maharashtra Excise Department vs Pramod Bhalchandra Chaudhari — 87/2026

The court discharged accused Pramod Bhalchandra Chaudhari from charges under Section 65(E) of the Bombay Prohibition Act and stopped proceedings under Section 258 of the Criminal Procedure Code. The court found that critical evidence—the Chemical Analysis report—was absent from the record, making it impossible to establish a prima facie case that the accused possessed liquor with intent to sell, and continuing proceedings would constitute an abuse of court process. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.