State of Maharashtra vs Govind s/o Sandipan Undre and othr 2 Advocate - Kamble Rahul D — 34/2025

Case Summary: Sessions Case 34/2025 Court Decision: The Additional Sessions Judge acquitted all three accused—Govind Sandipan Udare, Jabaj Maheboob Shaikh, and Santosh Vishwanath Phad—of charges under Sections 123 and 275 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (contraband gutkha/tobacco possession for sale). The prosecution failed to provide forensic laboratory reports proving the seized items were unsafe for consumption and failed to comply with mandatory sample collection procedures under the Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006, including obtaining accused signatures and proper sample division. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.