1 2025:CGHC:55609 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1787 of 2025 Lalit Banjare S/o Ghanshyam Banjare Aged About 31 Years R/o Village- Nagaradih, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House O,cer, Police Station – Chakarbhatha, District – Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Kunwar Lal Sahu, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Jitendra Shrivastava, Govt. Advocate. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 14.11.2025 1. The applicants have preferred this Anticipatory Bail application under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023, apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No. 304/2025, registered at Police Station – Chakarbhatha, District – Bilaspur (C.G.) for alleged commission of o<ence punishable under Sections 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act. 2. Learned State counsel raised a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of the present anticipatory bail application, as the same is not maintainable in view of the provisions contained in Section 59(A) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, to which learned counsel for the applicant could not waive out the preliminary objection raised by learned State counsel. ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Digitally signed by ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Date: 2025.11.17 15:23:24 +0530 2 3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant could not waive out the preliminary objection raised by the learned State counsel, hence, the present anticipatory bail application of the applicant – Lalit Banjare, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 304/2025, registered at Police Station – Chakarbhatha, District – Bilaspur (C.G.) for alleged commission of o<ence punishable under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, is dismissed as not maintainable, in view of Section 59(A) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Abhishek