State of Maharashtra Excise Department vs Shivaji Vitthal Patil — 513/2025

Summary The court acquitted Shivaji Vitthal Pail of charges under the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, Section 65(E) for alleged illegal possession and sale of country liquor. The court found that the prosecution failed to conclusively prove beyond reasonable doubt that the seized bottles constituted illicit liquor, as the panchnama (seizure document) witness testified inconsistently and the prosecution did not present sufficient corroborating evidence or chemical analysis reports to establish the guilt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.