The State of Maharashtra vs Santosh Ganpati Narayankar — 1222/2024

Case Summary: State v. Santosh Ganpati Narayankar (1222/2024) The Judicial Magistrate dismissed the case against Santosh Narayankar for illegal liquor possession under Section 65(e) of the Maharashtra Prohibition Act, finding that repeated summons failed to secure his presence over more than one year. The court invoked Section 258 of CrPC (Section 281 BNSS) to stop proceedings, deeming continued adjournment an abuse of process. The accused's recognizance bonds were cancelled, and 19 confiscated liquor bottles are to be disposed of per law after the appeal period expires. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.