1 2025:CGHC:35459 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5770 of 2025 Jaydev Saha S/o Jitendra Saha Aged About 40 Years R/o Khada, U.V. - 12, P.S. Umarkot, District - Navrangpur Orissa ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Police Station Farasgaon, District - Kondagaon (C.G.) ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Mr. Vinod Kumar Tekam, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Ms. Shubha Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 23.07.2025 1. This is the second bail application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 165/2024 registered at Police Station - Farasgaon, District – Kondagaon, (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 20(b) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act. 2. The earlier bail application of the applicant being MCRC No. 602 of 2025 was rejected by this Court vide order dated 07.03.2025 on merits. RAHUL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by RAHUL DEWANGAN 2 3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the Police of Police Station Farasgaon, District - Kondagaon (C.G.), had received secret information from the informant and on the basis of the said information conducted a raid and seized the contraband article i.e. 23.680 kg of Ganja from the possession of the present applicant. Thereafter, the Police has registered the offence punishable under Section 20(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 against the present applicant. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that, the first bail application of the applicant was rejected by this Court on merit with a direction to conclude the trial expeditiously and the applicant is in jail since 30.12.2024. He further submits that as per the status of the trial, no seizure witnesses have been examined in the case. Hence, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant. 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. From perusal of the pleadings, it appears that no new ground has been raised in this second bail application and further other co- accused person has already been rejected bail by this Court in MCRC No. 5713/2025. Thus, I do not find any good ground for grant of bail, hence, this second bail application of the present applicant is rejected. 3 8. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant – Jaydev Saha, involved in Crime No. 165/2024 registered at Police Station - Farasgaon, District – Kondagaon, (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 20(b) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, is rejected. 9. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 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 Rahul Dewangan