State of Maharashtra vs Ravindra Tanaji Shitap — 1039/2024

Summary The First Grade Judicial Magistrate Court at Ratnagiri acquitted defendant Ravindra Tanaji Shitap of charges under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, Section 65(E) for alleged illegal possession of 5 liters of country liquor on July 30, 2024. The court found that the prosecution failed to establish its case with credible evidence, noting critical gaps such as the absence of eyewitnesses to the alleged incident, inconsistencies in the seizure procedure, and questionable chain of custody for the seized material, which cast doubt on whether the crime was actually committed. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.