State of Maharashtra thr. Exice office, Radhanagari vs Dattatray Madhukar Patil Advocate - U. M. Mankar — 18/2022

Case Summary: 18/2022 In this excise case, the State of Maharashtra (through the Radhanagari Excise Office) prosecuted Dattatray Madhukar Patil for illegal liquor sale. On 24 December 2021, excise officers conducted a raid and seized 25 bottles of domestic liquor (180ml each) and cloth bags valued at ₹1,550 from the accused's possession. The accused admitted having no license for liquor sale and identified himself as Dattatray Madhukar Patil. The First Class Judicial Magistrate at Radhanagari, after hearing evidence and arguments from both the prosecution and defense counsel (U.M. Mankar), found the prosecution case proven and convicted the accused under excise laws on 13 November 2025. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.