State of Maharashtra vs Pratiksha Ajay Pantawane — 229/2021

The Judicial Magistrate First Class court in Nagpur stopped proceedings against accused Pratiksha under Section 258 of the CrPC in a case pending since 2021 involving alleged violation of Section 65(e) of the Bombay Prohibition Act, 1949. The court found that the accused had been absent since the charge sheet filing, multiple summons and warrants proved ineffective, and no realistic prospect existed of locating the accused; therefore, continuing the case served no purpose. The accused was released and seized materials were directed to the State Excise Department for disposal per law. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.