1 / 3 2025:CGHC:30206 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5140 of 2025 Kalpesh Patil S/o Shri Suresh Gorakh Patil Aged About 26 Years R/o Dapura, P.S. Songiri, District - Dhule Maharashtra ...Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Grp Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Mr. Rohit Sharma, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Ms. Ankita Shukla, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 03.07.2025 1. This is the Second bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 88/2024 registered at Police Station – GRP Bilaspur, District – Bilaspur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 20(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985. 2. The earlier bail application of the applicant being MCRC No. 6383 of 2024 was rejected by this Court vide order dated 17.09.2024, on the VAIBHAV SINGH Digitally signed by VAIBHAV SINGH Date: 2025.07.04 12:01:46 +0530 2 / 3 ground that the present applicant has criminal antecedents. 3. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 24.06.2024, on the basis of secret information received from the informant the GRP Bilaspur Police recovered 18 Kgs of Ganja from the possession of the applicant at platform No.3, Raipur end in Railway Station, Bilaspur, thereafter the offence against the applicant has been registered and the applicant has been arrested. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that this is the second bail application of the present applicant. He further submits that there is credible witness who can confirm that the applicant was present at the scene of the alleged incident or was involved in the act without such identification and he is in jail since 25.06.2024. Therefore, he prays for enlarging the applicant on regular bail. 5. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the bail application of the present applicant 6. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 7. Considering the facts & circumstances of the case, nature & gravity of the offence, material available in the case dairy and the fact that the applicant has one criminal antecedent of the year 2024 under the NDPS Act, as such, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and no new ground has been raised and further looking to the seriousness of the allegations against the present applicant, this Court is of the considered opinion, that the second bail application of the applicant is entitled to be 3 / 3 rejected. 8. Accordingly, the Second bail application of the applicant – Kalpesh Patil, involved in Crime No. 88/2024 registered at Police Station – GRP Bilaspur, District – Bilaspur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 20(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act,1985, is rejected. 9. However, this Court hopes and trusts that the trial Court shall make an earnest endeavour to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible within a period of further four months from the receipt of certified copy of this order in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment. 10. 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