1 / 2 2025:CGHC:47746 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 7049 of 2025 • Dilip Gritlahre S/o Krishna Kumar, Aged About 29 Years R/o Village Madhar, Police Station Simga, District Balodabazar (C.G.) ... Applicant versus • State of Chhattisgarh through Station House Officer, Palari, District Balodabazar (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Ms. Lata Nayak, Advocate For Respondent-State : Mr. Kalpesh Ruparel, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge ORDER ON BOARD 17/09/2025 1. Applicant has filed this second bail application under Section 483 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 527/2024 registered at Police Station – Palari, District Balodabazar (C.G.) for offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the Excise Act. 2. Case of prosecution in brief is that on 22.11.2024, based on information, police of Police Station Palari, reached to village Kodwa, Main Road, Sasaha turn. At the spot, applicant was found in possession of 10 cartons containing 50 quarters each, totalling 90 bulk litres of “Special Goa Whiskey” worth about ₹ 60,000/-. Along with the liquor, a Duster car bearing registration No. CG-10- U-8483, a Poco mobile handset, a bank passbook, cheque book, and debit card were also seized. Based on the above seizure, applicant was arrested. PAWAN KUMAR JHA Digitally signed by PAWAN KUMAR JHA 2 / 2 On these allegations, Crime No. 527/2024 was registered at Police Station Palari for offence under Section 34(2) of the Excise Act. 3. Learned counsel for applicant submits that applicant has been falsely implicated in the crime, he has not committed any such offence as alleged. Appellant is in jail since 02.05.2025 hence, he may be enlarged on bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the submission made by learned counsel for the applicant and further submits that in view of the nature of offence, and the evidence available, applicant is not entitled for grant of bail. He submits that applicant is a habitual offender, there are as many as 8 criminal antecedents registered against him out of which seven are of similar nature offence. Two cases are of the year 2024, one each of year 2021 and 2022 and others are of the year 2018 and 2019. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. 6. Taking into consideration facts and circumstances of the case, nature of allegation, and further that there are similar nature of crimes registered against applicant way back from the year 2018 to the year 2024, I do not find present to be a fit case to allow this application. 7. Accordingly, bail application is dismissed. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) pwn JUDGE