The State of Maharashtra vs Mansurkhan Khadarkha Pathan — 529/2024

Case Summary: State v. Mansurkhan Khadarkha Pathan (529/2024) The court dismissed the case against the accused for an offense under Section 65(e) of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, invoking Section 258 of CrPC (Section 281 BNSS). The Judicial Magistrate found that despite multiple summons issued over more than a year, the prosecution failed to secure the accused's presence, and police had destroyed the seized evidence (muddemal), rendering continued proceedings an abuse of process. The accused's bail bonds were cancelled and the case was disposed of. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.