State of Maharashtra vs Amol Balaram Narkar — 6743/2024

Summary The First Class Judicial Magistrate Court in Kolhapur acquitted the accused of charges under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, Section 65(E), for illegal liquor sales, finding that the prosecution failed to establish the case beyond reasonable doubt despite being given sufficient opportunity. The court noted that the prosecution relied on only one witness and produced no independent evidence to prove that the seized liquor was in the accused's possession for sale, thus ordering the accused's acquittal and bail cancellation with release from custody. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.