1 2025:CGHC:18895 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 3205 of 2025 Arun Sonwani S/o Durga Sonwani Aged About 21 Years R/o Sandbar Puliyapara Police Station Manipur District Surguja Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House OfÏcer, Police Station Manipur, District Surguja (C.G.) ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Mr. Anjay Mishra, Advocate holding the brief of Mr. Mukul Chaturvedi, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Mr. Amit Verma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 25.04.2025 1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No.372/2024, registered at Police Station- Manipur, District - Surguja (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 21(C) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. (for short ‘NDPS’). 2. The prosecution story in brief, is that, on the basis of information given by PREETI KUMARI Digitally signed by PREETI KUMARI Date: 2025.04.28 10:43:50 +0530 2 the unknown informant, the present applicant caught with the Buprenorphine Injection IP T- gesic 2 ML total 30 piece, Pheniramine Maleate Injection IP Avil total 30 piece and 1 strap Buprenorphine Injection IP Rexogesic total 5 piece and 6 pieces siring, and on the basis of the contraband seized from the present applicant the aforementioned offences has been registered against the present applicant. 3. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that in the present case out of 19 prosecution witnesses, 7 witnesses has already been examined. He also submits that the applicant has no previous criminal antecedents, the charge-sheet has been filed and the applicant is in jail since 06.12.2024 and the conclusion of the trial is likely to take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of bail. 4. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application and submits that the charge-sheet has been filed. He further submits that total quantity of contraband article which were seized from the possession of the applicant, is much more than the commercial quantity. Hence, his bail application is liable to be dismissed. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Taking into consideration the fact that quantity of contraband article which has been seized from the possession of the applicant, is much more than the commercial quantity, and the applicant has failed to give any explanation for the same and it cannot be said to be a case of 3 false implication, accordingly, the bail application of applicant – Arun Sonwani involved in Crime No.372/2024, registered at Police Station- Manipur, District - Surguja (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 21(C) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. (for short ‘NDPS’), is rejected at this stage. 7. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 8. The Office is directed to provide a certified copy of this order to the trial Court for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd /- Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Preeti