State Through Inspector, State Excise Malegaon Division vs Chetan Hari Sonawane Advocate - Shinde Kunal S. — 835/2025

Summary: The court discharged accused Chetan Hari Sonwane of offences under Section 65(e) of the Bombay Prohibition Act and disposed the case under Section 281 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, reasoning that no Competent Authority report was filed despite the charge-sheet being filed on 05/12/2025. The bail bonds were cancelled, and seized property was ordered to be sent to the State Excise Department or auctioned with proceeds credited to State Treasury. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.