State of Maharashtra Through PSO Tirora vs Kavita Rajesh Maladhare Advocate - Bhandarkar P.R. — 1796/2025

Summary The court convicted the accused under Maharashtra Prohibition Act Section 65(E) for illegally possessing 8 liters of liquor valued at Rs. 1,600 seized on 15/11/2025. The court found the prosecution's evidence insufficient to prove the charge beyond doubt, as the key witness failed to corroborate the seizure details and the seized liquor panchnama (inventory) lacked proper authentication. The accused was acquitted and ordered to be released; however, the seized liquor was to be forfeited to the state, and the accused was directed to pay Rs. 7,500 as compensation under IPC Section 481. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.