State of Maharashtra thr. P. S. Umrer vs Keshav Barsu Dighore — 796/2020

The court dismissed the case under Section 258 of the CrPC, acquitting the accused who had remained absent throughout the 5-year-long proceedings involving alleged violations of Maharashtra Prohibition Act Section 65 and IPC Section 188. The court found that further continuation of the summary trial would serve no purpose given the prolonged delay and the accused's continued non-appearance, and therefore ordered closure of the case with the confiscated material to be handed over to the State Excise Department. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.