State of Maharashtra Through Shirol Police Station vs Sunny Raghunath Birane — 828/2025

Case Summary: 828/2025 Court Decision: The First Class Magistrate Court in Jaysinghpur acquitted Sunny Raghunath Birane of charges under Maharashtra Prohibition Act, Section 65(E) on May 13, 2026. The court found the prosecution failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt that the seized liquid was indeed illicit alcohol or that it was in the accused's possession without authorization. Key Reasoning: The prosecution relied solely on one witness (a seizure panchanama witness) who could not corroborate the contents of the seizure panchanama and testified he was unaware of the details. The prosecution provided no chemical analysis report, independent corroborating witnesses, or documentary evidence linking the seized material to the accused. Due to these gaps and inconsistencies in the prosecution's case, the burden of proof was not met. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.