STATE OF TAMIL NADU REP BY INSPECTOR OF POLICE vs SANKAR — 223/2025

Summary The court acquitted the accused M. Sankar of charges under Section 4(1)(c) of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, granting him the benefit of doubt. The court found critical procedural violations in the seizure and destruction of 180ml bottles of illicit brandy—specifically, the liquor was destroyed without the mandatory presence of a senior police officer or Prohibition Officer as required by Section 32(c) of the Act, and no independent civilian witnesses corroborated the seizure, creating substantial doubts about the prosecution's case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.