1 2026:CGHC:6763 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 1363 of 2026 Deepak Ganda S/o Premananda Ganda Aged About 28 Years R/o Village Kandapalla, Police Station Ambabhana, District- Bargarh (Odisha) (As Per Charge Sheet) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House OfÏcer, Police Station Sakri District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Ishwar Chandra, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Palak Dwivedi, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 06.02.2026 1. This is the First bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 533/2025 registered at Police Station – Sakri, District – Bilaspur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 20(B) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. As per the prosecution story, in brief, on 31.07.2025, Police Station Sakri received secret information that residents of Chorbhathikhurd, Muslim Mohalla, namely accused Kanti Pandey and her son, Girish Chandra ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Digitally signed by ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Date: 2026.02.07 12:08:09 +0530 2 Pandey, had procured a large quantity of ganja from Odisha. Acting upon the said information, the police conducted a raid, during which it was revealed that, at the request of the accused persons, co-accused Deepak Ganda and Dileshwar Nayak had brought the contraband from Odisha in an Ertiga car bearing registration No. OD-17-U/1372 and delivered the same to them. Subsequently, from the possession of accused Kanti Pandey and Girish Chandra Pandey, the police seized a total quantity of 30 kilograms of ganja, out of which 15 kilograms were recovered from a white plastic bag belonging to Kanti Pandey and 15 kilograms from a blue plastic bag belonging to Girish Chandra Pandey, which were kept in a Baleno car bearing registration No. CG-10-BD/4999. Both the accused were arrested on the same day, and an FIR was registered against them. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the present applicant has been falsely implicated in this case and the alleged contraband article i.e. 30 kgs of ganja was not seized from the possession of the present applicant. He also submits that the present applicant has no criminal antecedents and he is in jail since 31.07.2025, and conclusion of the trial may take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of regular bail to the present applicant. 4. On the other hand, Learned State counsel submits that on 31.07.2025, acting on secret information, the police seized 30 kilograms of ganja from accused Kanti Pandey and her son, Girish Chandra Pandey, who had procured the contraband from Odisha through the present applicant and Dileshwar Nayak, transported in an Ertiga car (OD-17-U/1372) and kept in a Baleno car (CG-10-BD/4999). The facts indicate organized crime, therefore, the applicant is not entitled to bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 3 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and the fact that on 31.07.2025, acting on secret information, the police seized 30 kilograms of ganja from accused Kanti Pandey and her son, Girish Chandra Pandey, who had procured the contraband from Odisha through the present applicant and Dileshwar Nayak, transported in an Ertiga car (OD-17-U/1372) and kept in a Baleno car (CG-10-BD/4999), the facts indicate organized crime. The contraband seized is far above the commercial quantity, the applicant has failed to offer any explanation for the same, and it cannot be said to be a case of false implication. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant – Deepak Ganda, involved in Crime No. 533/2025 registered at Police Station – Sakri, District – Bilaspur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 20(B) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, is rejected. 8. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned, is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 9. 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 Abhishek