The State of Maharashtra vs Dattatray Chandrakant Koli — 1135/2024

Case Summary: State of Maharashtra v. Dattatray Chandrakant Koli (1135/2024) The Judicial Magistrate First Class, Akkalkot, dismissed proceedings against Dattatray Koli for an alleged offence under Section 65(e) of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act (illicit liquor possession) because the accused remained absent despite multiple summons over more than one year, and the prosecution failed to secure his presence. The court found that continuing to keep the case pending would constitute an abuse of process of law. Accordingly, the proceedings were stopped under Section 258 of the CrPC (Section 281 of BNSS), the accused's bail bonds were cancelled, and the seized 10-liter illicit liquor was ordered to be disposed of according to law after the appeal period expired. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.