1 2025:CGHC:18886 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 582 of 2025 Swarna Jha R/o House No. 117, Ward No. 20, Street No. 01, Abadipara Pendri, Pendridih, Tehsil and District - Raipur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Raipur Regional Unit, Panchsheela Nagar, Civil Lines, Raipur (C.G.) … Non-Applicant For Applicant : Mr. Raza Ali, 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 application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’), for grant of anticipatory bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 75/2023, registered at Police Station - Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, Regional OfÏce Raipur, (C.G.) for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 8 (c), 20(b)(ii)(c), 25, 27, 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act. PREETI KUMARI Digitally signed by PREETI KUMARI Date: 2025.04.26 11:51:31 +0530 2 2. As per the case of the prosecution, on 16.10.2024, upon receiving secret information, the accused Atul Singh Sagarvanshi was found hiding 374.329 Kgs of Ganja between the Paddy Straw in truck bearing registration No. CG-04-JB-5535, the accused Atul Singh Sagarvanshi in his statement to police has stated that he was delivering the Ganja upon instruction from Pukhraj and delivering to Govinda Yadav and Swarn Jha. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case and he has not committed any offence. He further submits that there has been no seizure from the present applicant of any contraband article material as per the panchnama dated 19.02.2024, therefore, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand learned State counsel opposes the application for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant. 5. Recently the Supreme Court in the matter of Anarul SK v. The State of West Bengal {SLP (Crl.) No(s). 12621/2024 has observed that the grant of anticipatory bail in cases involving Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) is a very serious issue. 6. In the light of observation made by the Supreme Court in Anarul SK (supra), I do not find any good ground to entertain this anticipatory bail application. Accordingly, the present anticipatory bail application is dismissed. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Preeti