State Excise Deparment Mahad vs Rakhi Rajkumar Bhatkar — 232/2025

Case under Maharashtra Prohibition Act Section 65(B,K,F). Disposed: Contested--ACQUITTED on 27th March 2026.

Case disposed

S.C.C. - Summons/Summary Criminal Case

CNR: MHRG130004142025

Filing Number

339/2025

Filing Date

13-Aug-2025

Registration No

232/2025

Registration Date

13-Aug-2025

Court

Civil Judge, J.D. and J.M.F.C.Shriwardhan

Judge

1-CIVIL Judge J D And J M F C Shriwardhan

Decision Date

27-Mar-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ACQUITTED

Last updated 29-May-2026

Acts & Sections

Maharashtra Prohibition Act Section 65(B,K,F)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.State Excise Deparment Mahad

    Adv. App

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Rakhi Rajkumar Bhatkar

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 27-Mar-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Case Summary: SCC 232/2025 The court acquitted respondent Rakhi Rajkumar Bhatkar of charges under Maharashtra Excise Act, Section 65(f) for alleged illegal possession of illicit liquor materials. The prosecution failed to establish its case beyond reasonable doubt due to critical evidentiary gaps: prosecution witnesses did not support the case, there was no credible chain of custody documentation for the seized materials, and significant time lapses between seizure and laboratory testing raised contamination concerns. The court found the prosecution unable to prove the case with the required certainty. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 27-Mar-2026

    Disposed

    CIVIL Judge J D And J M F C Shriwardhan

  4. 12-Mar-2026

    Evidence Part Heard

    CIVIL Judge J D And J M F C Shriwardhan

  5. 30-Jan-2026

    Evidence

    CIVIL Judge J D And J M F C Shriwardhan

  6. 05-Dec-2025

    Awaiting Summons

    CIVIL Judge J D And J M F C Shriwardhan

  7. 08-Oct-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  8. 13-Aug-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. 232/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: SCC 232/2025 The court acquitted respondent Rakhi Rajkumar Bhatkar of charges under Maharashtra Excise Act, Section 65(f) for alleged illegal possession of illicit liquor materials. The prosecution failed to establish its case beyond reasonable doubt due to critical evidentiary gaps: prosecution witnesses did not support the case, there was no credible chain of custody documentation for the seized materials, and significant time lapses between seizure and laboratory testing raised contamination concerns. The court found the prosecution unable to prove the case with the required certainty. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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