STATE OF TAMIL NADU REP BY SUB INSPECTOR OF POLICE vs MANIKANDAN — 6/2026

Summary The court acquitted K. Manikandan of charges under Section 4(1)(c) of the Tamil Nadu Prohibition Act, granting him the benefit of doubt. The judgment found critical procedural violations: the seized alcohol was destroyed without following mandatory requirements under Section 32(c) of the TNP Act, which mandates destruction only in the presence of a Prohibition Officer or Inspector, with proper documentation and samples retained. The absence of independent witnesses and lack of proper chain-of-custody procedures created reasonable doubt about the prosecution's case. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.