1 2025:CGHC:42466 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 6138 of 2025 Soniya Bai Verma W/o Navratn Verma Aged About 35 Years R/o Village Ganiyar, P S Kota, District Bilaspur C.G. ... Applicant(s) versus The State Of Chhattisgarh Through S H O, P S Kota, District Bilaspur C.G. ... Non-applicant(s) For Applicant : Mr. Suraj Kumar, Advocate For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Saumya Rai, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 21.08.2025 1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as she has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 0712/2025, registered at Police Station : Kota District- Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that, on 13.07.2025, as per secret information received from the informant, on the basis of such KUNAL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN 2 information, the police ofÏcials reached on the spot conducted raid and have seized 30.00 bulk liters of Bassia Latifolia (Mahua) made liquor from the possession of the present applicant. Therefore, the crime has been registered against the present applicant. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case and the said liquor was not seized from the exclusive possession of the applicant. He further submits that under Section 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act, minimum punishment is one year and maximum punishment is three years. He further submits that in the present case, charge-sheet has filed before the competent Court and the applicant is in jail since 13.07.2025 and the applicant has one criminal antecedent of the IPC of the year 2014 and the conclusion of the trial is likely to take quite long time. Therefore, he prays for grant of regular bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, the learned State counsel opposes the prayer for grant of bail to the applicant and submits that in the present case, charge-sheet has been filed before the competent Court and the applicant has one previous criminal antecedent of IPC of the year 2014 and further the quantity of liquor seized from the possession of the present applicant i.e. 30.00 bulk liters of Bassia Latifolia (Mahua) made liquor as such, she is not entitled for grant of bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case- diary. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, nature and gravity of allegation levelled against the applicant and 3 the fact that the applicant has only one previous criminal antecedent which has been explained in the bail application in para No. 4(a) and in the present case, charge-sheet has been filed before the competent Court, further the quantity of liquor seized from the possession of the applicant i.e. 30.00 bulk liters of Bassia Latifolia (Mahua) made liquor and she is in jail since 13.07.2025 and conclusion of the trial is likely to take some time, therefore, I am inclined to grant regular bail to the present applicant. 7. 7. Let applicant, Soniya Bai Verma, involved in Crime No. 0712/2025, registered at Police Station : Kota District- Bilaspur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act., be released on bail on furnishing personal bond with two sureties in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that she shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through her counsel. In case of her absence, without sufÏcient cause, the trial court may proceed against her under Section 269 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail 4 during trial and in order to secure her presence, proclamation under Section 84 of BNSS. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the Court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against her, in accordance with law, under Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of BNSS. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufÏcient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against her in accordance with law. 8. OfÏce is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Kunal