2025:CGHC:42829 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4477 of 2025 Vikram Singh S/o Jugareshan Singh Aged About 39 Years R/o Village- Bargai, P/s And Tahsil Darima, Distt.- Surguja (C.G.) ...Applicant versus The State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Excise Officer, Excise Circle Ambikapur, District- Surguja (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Rahul Mishra, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Mr. Hariom Rai, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 22.08.2025 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. 34/2025, registered at Police Station - Excise Circle Ambikapur, District – Surguja (C.G) for the offence punishable under Section 34(1) क, ख & 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act. 2. As per prosecution case in brief is that, on 27.05.2025 the information was received by the informer to the Excise Sub-Inspector, Excise Circle Ambikapur that, the present applicant is having liquor for sailing VAIBHAV SINGH Digitally signed by VAIBHAV SINGH Date: 2025.08.23 15:07:09 +0530 at village Bargai, Schoolpara, P/s Darima thereafter the Police Persons went to the spot and recovered 9.44 litter English liquor from the possession of present applicant. 3. the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the instant case. The alleged liquor was recovered from a common house area, which was not in the exclusive possession of the applicant, and the mandatory provisions of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, 1915 have not been complied with during investigation. It is further submitted that the applicant has already been granted bail by this Hon’ble Court in M.Cr.C. No. 7697 of 2021 vide order dated 30.09.2021 in connection with Crime No. 108/2021, a copy of which is annexed as Annexure A/2. He further submits that applicant is in jail since 27.05.2025 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 the applicant has three previous criminal antecedents, therefore, he is not entitled to be granted bail 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and the fact that the applicant has three previous criminal antecedents which indicate that he is a habitual offender, and having regard to the seriousness of the allegations and the gravity of the offence registered against him, this Court is of the considered opinion that it is not a fit case for grant of regular bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant namely, Vikram Singh, involved in Crime No. 34/2025, registered at Police Station - Excise Circle Ambikapur, District – Surguja (C.G) for the offence punishable under Section 34(1) क, ख & 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act, is rejected. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice vaibhav