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

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.