State of Maharashtra Through Excise Dept. Katol vs Ganesh Gomaji Kudmati — 128/2023

Summary The Judicial Magistrate discharged the accused Ganesh under section 258 of the CrPC for an offense under section 65-e of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, 1949, due to the prosecution's failure to file a Cognizable Offense (C.A.) report or secure the accused's presence despite over a year passing and multiple opportunities since case registration on 13.03.2023. The 18 bottles of seized liquor (180 ml each) were ordered to be sent to the Excise Collector for disposal after the appeal period expires. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.