State of Maharashtra Through Excise Dept. Katol vs Ravindra Ashokrao Gajbhiye — 111/2023

Summary The Judicial Magistrate discharged the accused Ravindra in a Maharashtra Prohibition Act case (u/s 65-e) due to the prosecution's failure to file the Complaint Report and secure the accused's presence despite three years and multiple opportunities since case registration in March 2023. The court invoked Section 258 CrPC to stop proceedings, finding no purpose in keeping the matter pending absent the required report, and ordered disposal of seized liquor to the Excise Department. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.