1 2025:CGHC:54948 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8771 of 2025 Neeraj Verma @ Monu S/o Dinesh Verma Aged About 20 Years R/o Village- Pandhi, Verma Mohalla, P.S. Seepat, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Masturi, District Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Shri Rajeev Shrivastava, Sr. Advocate with Shri Shyam Kumar, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Smt. Smriti Shrivastava, PL. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 11/11/2025 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.429/2025 registered at Police Station GOURI MUDALIAR Digitally signed by GOURI MUDALIAR Date: 2025.11.12 18:36:27 +0530 2 Masturi, District Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 20(B), 29 of N.D.P.S. Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 01.07.2025, acting on secret information, the police of P.S. conducted a raid near Jairam Nagar Road, Eramsahi Raliya turn, and seized 19 packets of cannabis (Ganja) weighing 20.100 kg from a Wagon R car bearing registration no. CG-10-BQ-9133, allegedly in possession of the applicant, thereby the applicant has been arrested. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant would submit that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case and he is in jail since 01/07/2025. He would further submit that the mandatory provisions with regard to search and seizure were not complied with in this case. He would submit that charge sheet has been filed and conclusion of the trial may take quite long time, therefore he prays for enlarging the applicant on regular bail. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State/respondent would oppose the bail application and submit that the charge-sheet has been filed in the present case before the competent Court. She would further submit that the quantity of contraband article 20.100 kg Ganja recovered from the possession of the applicant, which is above the commercial quantity and as such, the applicant is not entitled to be released on bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 3 6. From perusal of the case diary, it transpires that the contraband article Ganja which has been seized from the possession of the applicant is above the commercial quantity, further the applicant has failed to give explanation for the same and it cannot be a case of false implication, therefore, this Court is of the opinion that it is not a fit case to enlarge the applicant on regular bail. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant Neeraj Verma @ Monu, involved in Crime No.429/2025 registered at Police Station Masturi, District Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 20(B), 29 of N.D.P.S. Act, is rejected. 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information. - Sd/-- Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice gouri