State of Mahrashtra through Police Station, Manora vs Sharada Sanjay Shinde — 479/2025

Case Summary: 479/2025 Court Decision: The court acquitted respondent Sharada Sanjay Shinde of charges under Section 65(E) of the Mumbai Prohibition Act and Section 278 of the Indian Penal Code. The court found the prosecution failed to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt due to insufficient evidence—the sole prosecution witness did not testify that the seized substance was prepared in the accused's presence, rendering the seizure memo unreliable. Without independent eyewitness testimony or chemical analysis reports corroborating that the seized substance was liquor in the accused's possession, the conviction could not be sustained. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.