This judgment deals with quashing a prosecution under Section 7 of the Essential Commodities Act where no act of withholding petrol or diesel during business hours was proved.

Case Snapshot

• Case Name: Dhairyashil Sundarao Solunke v. State of Maharashtra & Anr.

• Citation / Neutral Citation: 2026:BHC-AUG:47819

• High Court: Bombay High Court, Bench at Aurangabad

• Bench: Justice Hiten S. Venegavkar

• Date of Judgment: October 9, 2026

• Area of Law: Essential Commodities Act, 1955; Section 7; Section 482 CrPC; discharge; control orders; petroleum products

Judgment Headline

Bombay HC Quashes Essential Commodities Prosecution for Lack of Proof of Withholding Fuel

The Judgment in One Line

Bombay High Court quashed a Section 7 Essential Commodities Act prosecution, holding that finding a petrol pump closed at midnight with stock did not prove afternoon withholding of fuel.

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