2025:CGHC:32139 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4325 of 2025 Virendra Kumar Verma S/o Hariram Verma Aged About 32 Years R/o Village- Ganiyari, P.S.-Kota, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ...Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through, Station House Officer Kota, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Dr. Arpit Lall, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Mr. Sakib Ahmed, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 10.07.2025 1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of B.N.S.S. for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 504/2025, registered at Police Station Kota District – Bilaspur (C.G) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act. 2. Prosecution case in brief is that, on 22/05/2025, the police of police station Kota received an information from the informant that, Virendra Kumar Verma, a resident of Village Ganiyari has kept a large quantity of country made liquor in the courtyard of his house for selling illegally. VAIBHAV SINGH Digitally signed by VAIBHAV SINGH Date: 2025.07.11 15:52:30 +0530 Upon the information from the informant, a raid was conducted in presence of accompanying staff and witnesses and 05 litres Country- made Liquor filled in a green colour plastic jerrycan of 05 litres' capacity, and 02 litres Country-made Liquor filled in a green colour plastic bottle of 02 litres capacity all totalling 07 bulk litres of country made liquor worth Rs. 1400/-was seized from the courtyard of the applicant's house. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that out of political vendetta the present applicant has been roped by the motivated police and only on the basis of suspicion he is in jail since 22.05.2025 and the conclusion of the trial is likely to take quite long time. Therefore, he prays for releasing the applicant on regular bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel appearing for the State/non- applicant opposes the bail application and submits that in the present case charge-sheet has been filed before the competent Court. He further submits that applicant has six criminal antecedents. As such, he is not entitled for grant of bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the offence alleged against the applicant, and the fact that the charge-sheet has been filed before the competent court, and further noting that the applicant has six prior criminal antecedents and is a habitual offender, this Court is of the opinion that this is not a fit case for granting bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant namely, Virendra Kumar Verma, involved in Crime No. 504/2025, registered at Police Station Kota District – Bilaspur (C.G) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act, is rejected. 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice vaibhav