STATE OF TAMIL NADU REP BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE vs VENMANIVANNAN — 133/2026

Case under Tn Prohibition Act Section 4(1)(C). Disposed: Contested--Acquitted on 08th April 2026.

Case disposed

CC - Calendar Case

CNR: TNTV070002582026

e-Filing Number

11-01-2026

Filing Number

258/2026

Filing Date

22-Jan-2026

Registration No

133/2026

Registration Date

29-Jan-2026

Court

Judicial Magistrate Court, Mannargudi

Judge

2-Judicial Magistrate II

Decision Date

08-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Acquitted

Last updated 02-Jun-2026

FIR Details

FIR Number

260

Police Station

KOTTUR P.S.

Year

2025

Acts & Sections

Tn Prohibition Act Section 4(1)(C)

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF TAMIL NADU REP BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE

    Adv. INSPECTOR OF POLICE KOTTUR PS

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.VENMANIVANNAN

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 08-Apr-2026

    Copy of JudgmentView PDF

    Case Summary: State of Tamil Nadu v. Venmanivannan (133/2026) The Magistrate's Court acquitted the accused Venmanivannan of charges under Section 4(1)(C) of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, finding that the government failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. Although police witnesses testified that 180ml of Monitor Brandy bottles were seized from the accused on 27.12.2025, the court determined that the seizure and destruction procedures violated mandatory provisions of Section 32(c) of the TNP Act—specifically, samples were not drawn and contraband was not destroyed in the presence of a required senior police officer or Prohibition Officer, as mandated by law. The procedural violations, combined with the absence of chemical analysis, witness corroboration, and proper documentation, rendered the case insufficient to establish guilt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 08-Apr-2026

    Disposed

    Judicial Magistrate II

  4. 23-Mar-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate II

  5. 13-Mar-2026

    Evidence

    Judicial Magistrate II

  6. 09-Mar-2026

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate II

  7. 05-Mar-2026

    Trial

    Judicial Magistrate II

  8. 25-Feb-2026

    Service Pending

    Judicial Magistrate II

  9. 29-Jan-2026

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  10. 22-Jan-2026

    Case filed

    Registration No. 133/2026

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: State of Tamil Nadu v. Venmanivannan (133/2026) The Magistrate's Court acquitted the accused Venmanivannan of charges under Section 4(1)(C) of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition (Amendment) Act, finding that the government failed to prove the case beyond reasonable doubt. Although police witnesses testified that 180ml of Monitor Brandy bottles were seized from the accused on 27.12.2025, the court determined that the seizure and destruction procedures violated mandatory provisions of Section 32(c) of the TNP Act—specifically, samples were not drawn and contraband was not destroyed in the presence of a required senior police officer or Prohibition Officer, as mandated by law. The procedural violations, combined with the absence of chemical analysis, witness corroboration, and proper documentation, rendered the case insufficient to establish guilt. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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