The State of Maharashtra through P.S.O. Desaiganj vs Suman Kusan Balapure Advocate - Ayesha I. Shekhani — 57/2025

Summary of Case 57/2025 The court acquitted the accused, Suman Kusan Balapure, of charges under Section 65(E) of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act. The prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the accused was illegally possessing 20 liters of country-made liquor for sale, primarily due to critical evidentiary gaps: the investigating officer was not examined, the seizure panchnama chain of custody was not established, and the chemical analysis report could not be definitively linked to the seized samples. Consequently, the court found the prosecution's case insufficient and discharged the accused. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.