1 2025:CGHC:20570 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRMP No. 1406 of 2025 Shivkailash Sahu S/o Ramayan Sahu Aged About 25 Years R/o Village- Konargarh, Police Station- Mulmula, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Petitioner versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer, Police Station- Sarkanda, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ---- Respondents For Petitioner : Ms. Maya Chaturvijani, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Ms. Ankita Shukla, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 05.05.2025 1. Heard Ms. Maya Chaturvijani, learned counsel appearing for the petitioner. Also heard Ms. Ankita Shukla, learned Panel Lawyer for the respondent/State. 2. The petitioner has filed the instant petition under Section 528 of BNSS being aggrieved by the order dated 22.03.2025 passed in Special Session Case (NDPS) No. 158/2023 passed by the learned Special Judge (NDPS), Bilaspur, District – Bilaspur (C.G.), whereby the learned trial Court has rejected the application filed by the applicant/petitioner under Section 127 of PREETI KUMARI Digitally signed by PREETI KUMARI Date: 2025.05.07 11:06:25 +0530 2 the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023. 3. The prosecution story, in short, is that on information of the informant on 18.10.2023, a total of 10 Kg 100 Gms Ganja has been seized from the possession of the petitioner at the place of incident near Chhatghat, and offence under Section 20(b) of the NDPS Act has been registered against the applicant. The Police of Police Station Sarkanda, District Bilaspur (C.G.) registered the FIR bearing Crime No. 1403/2023 for the offence punishable under Section 20(b) of the NDPS Act. Charge-sheet has been submitted on 11.12.2023 before the trial Court, and the case is pending before learned Special Judge (NDPS), Bilaspur, District – Bilaspur (C.G.), in Special Sessions Case (NDPS) No. 158/2023. 4. The applicant/petitioner filed an application under Section 127 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 for cross-examination of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Bilaspur, District – Bilaspur (C.G.), which has been rejected by learned trial Court without properly appreciating the material available on record. Hence, this petition. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the learned trial Court wrongly rejected the application as the Police Station – Sarkanda produced the illicit contraband on 19.10.2013 but the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate directed the Investigating Officer to produce illicit contraband for physical verification on 20.09.2023 in his own writing with signature and stamp. The huge differences regarding date in the document which has been 3 exhibited as Ex. P-63, it means the Investigating officer produced illicit contraband to Chief Judicial Magistrate in question. Secondary, there is not list of seized articles made by Investigating Officer which is necessary as per the provisions of Rule 22 of the NDPS Act. It is further submitted that as per the document exhibited as Ex.P-31, Para-1 says that seized article was not produced before the Magistrate which is kept in the Malkhana as per the document says. Another important question raised in application dated 22.03.2025, in Para-3 (क, ख, ग और घ) which reads as under: “ 3. यह किक, उक्त प्रकरण में मेंननय न्ययलय में अकियजन साक्षी कमेंक 9/ किचक क साक्ष्य करय गय ह । अकियजन साक्षी कमेंक 9/ किचक द्वार अपन साक्ष्य क दौ%रन श्री किगरिरश पल न्यकियक मेंजिजस्ट्रे,ट्रे प्रथमें श्रीण कि.लसाप/र द्वार. %कि0क सात्यपन कय2ह साम्पन्न करई गय। %कि0क सात्यपन क6 कय2ह में ज र त्रु/किट्रेय ह8ई उसा सा.ध में मेंननय मेंजिजस्ट्रे,ट्रे क अल अन्य कई व्यकिक्त उक्त दौस्0ज; क सा.ध में साह 0थ्य; क6 जनकर नह दौ साक0 ह , ज किनम्नन/सार ह किक :- (क) यह किक, किदौनक 19.10.2023 क पत्रु क्रमेंक 676/2023 प्रकि0 जएमेंएफसा कि.लसाप/र क जिलख गय पत्रु में मेंननय न्यकियक मेंजिजस्ट्रे,ट्रे न थन प्रर क किदौनक 20.09.2023 क 05:15 .ज उपस्थिस्थ0 रहन क किनदौAश किदौय, ज.किक %कि0क सात्यपन कय2ह किकय जन क किदौनक 20.10. 2023 ह । (ख) यह किक, क किBक क में किदौय गय किनदौAश न्यकियक मेंजिजस्ट्रे,ट्रे प्रथमें श्रीण क स्य क हस्0जिलकिप में ह जहC उनक हस्0क्षीर ए साल ह , इसाजिलय किदौनक 20.09.2023 क उल्लेख किकय जन में गल0 हन क6 कई सान नह ह . क्यकिक किदौनक क पन सा जिलख गय ह और जिजसा सा.ध में कय2ह किकय जन, उसाक घट्रेन स्थल अलग- अलग ह । मेंजिजस्ट्रे,ट्रे क प्रप्त पत्रु प्रदौश2 प 63 ह जिजसामें घट्रेन स्थल Bएलएसा कलज क .गल में .0य गय ह , जिजसासा इसा .0 क6 सान .ल0 ह0 ह किक प्रदौश2 प 63 क दौस्0ज किकसा अन्य अपरध सा सा.जिध0 ह । 4 (ग) यह किक, मेंननय न्यकियक मेंजिजस्ट्रे,ट्रे क द्वार क6 गय पचनमें क6 कय2ह ज प्रदौश2 प 31 ह , जिजसाक किरण में यह जिलख ह किक किदौनक 20.10.2023 क श्रीमेंन किगरिरश पल जिसाह न्यकियक मेंजिजस्ट्रे,ट्रे प्रथमें श्रीण कि.लसाप/र क द्वार सात्यकिप0 उक्त अपरध में जप्तश/दौ मेंदौक पदौथ2 क पचनमें किकय गय, ज क/ ल 10.100 किकलग्रामें में सा 100-100 ग्रामें दौ प क ट्रे मेंदौक द्रव्य पदौथ2 परक्षीण ह0/ नमेंJन पKथक करन क .दौ 9.932 किकलग्रामें क साल.दौ थन क मेंलखन में रख गय ह 0स्दौक पर साल.दौ ह । इसा 0थ्य क अन/सार उक्त मेंदौक पदौथ2 क जिजसाक %कि0क सात्यपन किकय जन ह ह मेंलखन में रख गय ह , ज पहल सा साल.दौ अस्थ में थ 0त्पश्च0 आग यह कथन किकय गय ह किक सात्यपन पर साह हन पय जन पर मेंननय न्यकियक मेंजिजस्ट्रे,ट्रे क6 हस्0क्षीर पचN लगकर पKथक सा साल.दौ किकय। इसा प्रकर प्रदौश2 प 31 क दौस्0ज यह कह0 ह किक मेंदौक पदौथ2 मेंलखन में रख गय थ और मेंलखन में ह पचनमें कय2ह क6 गय, ज.किक मेंननय न्यकियक मेंजिजस्ट्रे,ट्रे क द्वार प्रदौश2 प 31 क दौस्0ज न्ययलय परिरसार में .नय गय ह , ज दौ परस्पर किरध 0थ्य किनकिमें20 कर0 ह । (घ) यह किक, मेंजिजस्ट्रे,ट्रे द्वार धर 52 ए (3) एनBपएसा एक्ट्रे क सात्यपन .नय गय ह जिजसामें सालग्न साJकिच क .र में दौज2 ह , ज.किक किचक क द्वार मेंदौक पदौथ2 क6 कई साJकिच प्रस्0/0 ह नह क6 गय, 0. न्यकियक मेंजिजस्ट्रे,ट्रे क%न सा साJकिच सात्यकिप0 कर रह ह । " 6. It is further submitted by learned counsel for the petitioner that the learned trial Court erred in rejecting the application and in his order stated that only produce of illicit article before the Chief Judicial Magistrate is sufficient to comply the section 52A of NDPS Act. The questioned document Ex.P-63 and Ex.P-31 is not in question without any justifying error made by the concerned Investigating Officer. The learned Chief Judicial Magistrate verified the documents and the trial Court stated that this is sufficient compliance of Section 52A of NDPS Act and the primary evidence is laid down against the present applicant. 7. Learned State counsel opposes the submissions advanced by the 5 learned counsel for the petitioner and supports the order of the trial Court dated 22.03.2025 rejecting the application filed by the petitioner under Section 127 of the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, and submits that in the present case, on the basis of an application submitted by the SHO Sarkanda for physical verification of seized Ganja in Crime No. 1403/2023, Section 20(B) of the NDPS Act registered at Police Station – Sarkanda, Bilaspur, learned JMFC, District – Bilaspur, has given certificate of Section 52A (3) of the NDPS Act by certifying the panchnama and photographs and according to Sub-section 4 of Section 52A of the NDPS Act, and the list of photographs and samples of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or transports certified by the JMFC, should be considered as prima facie evidence in relation to such crime by the learned trial Court, hence there is no need to summon JMFC concerned for evidence in this regard, therefore, the instant petition being devoid of merits is liable to be dismissed. 8. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the materials available on record. 9. Considering the submissions advanced by the learned counsel for the parties, and from the perusal of the judgments/orders of the trial Court as well as the revisional Court, it transpires that in the present case, on the basis of an application submitted by the SHO Sarkanda for physical verification of seized Ganja in Crime No. 1403/2023, Section 20(B) of the NDPS Act registered at Police 6 Station – Sarkanda, Bilaspur, learned JMFC, District – Bilaspur, has given certificate of Section 52A (3) of the NDPS Act by certifying the panchnama and photographs and according to Sub- section 4 of Section 52A of the NDPS Act, and the list of photographs and samples of narcotic drugs, psychotropic substances or transports certified by the JMFC, should be considered as prima facie evidence in relation to such crime by the learned trial Court, no good ground has been raised by the counsel for the petitioner in the present case calling upon this Court for any interference in the present petition. 10. Accordingly, the instant petition under Section 528 of BNSS is devoid of merits, liable to be and is hereby dismissed. 11. A copy of this order be sent to the concerned trial Court for necessary compliance and follow up action, if any. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Preeti