2025:CGHC:36918 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5932 of 2025 Lalit Sarhti S/o Butu Ram Aged About 34 Years R/o Village- Ranigudha, P.S. Kotra Road, Tah. And District- Raigarh Chhattisgarh ...Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer, Police Station - Kotra Road, District- Raigarh Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Ms. Smriti Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 29.07.2025 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. 271/2025, registered at Police Station Kotra Road District – Raigarh (C.G) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) and 59(A) of the C.G. Excise Act. 2. As per prosecution case, in brief is that on 23.06.2025 during the patrolling the police official have received information from the informant that the applicant is kept country made liquor in his VAIBHAV SINGH Digitally signed by VAIBHAV SINGH Date: 2025.07.30 12:24:44 +0530 courtyard, thereafter the police has conducted raid and recovered total 120 bulk liter of country made liquor from the illegal possession of the applicant, thereafter arrested the applicant for the alleged offence. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. He submits that the seized article is not found from the exclusive possession of the applicant because the alleged liquor was kept by the applicant for sale is recovered from the courtyard of the house of the applicant, so many people were visited the courtyard of the applicant due to not surrounding from any wall. He further submits that the prosecution has prepared the false and fabricated seizure against the applicant, however the recovery and seizure is doubtful and he is in jail since 23.06.2025 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. She further submits that police has seized total 120 bulk liter of country made liquor from the possession of the applicant. 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 fact and circumstances of the case, nature and gravity of offence levelled against the applicant and the fact that in the present case charge-sheet has been filed before the competent Court however, a huge quantity of 120 bulk liters of country made liquor from the possession of the applicant without any valid licence and no plausible explanation has been offered in this regard, furthermore, considering the gravity and seriousness of this case and it cannot be a case of false implication, this Court is of the view that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on bail. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant namely, Lalit Sarhti, involved in Crime No. Crime No. 271/2025, registered at Police Station Kotra Road District – Raigarh (C.G) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) and 59(A) 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