AP High Court quashes prohibition case against a 72-year-old jaggery merchant, following its earlier rulings on black jaggery
The question: Can proceedings under the prohibition law be sustained over transport or trade in black jaggery?
A 72-year-old jaggery merchant from Guntakal asked the High Court to quash a case against him under the A.P. Prohibition (Amendment) Act, 2020 and the Gur (Regulation of Use) Order, 1968. His counsel argued that he had no link to the allegations beyond a co-accused's confession, and the Assistant Public Prosecutor accepted that the issue was already settled by earlier High Court orders.