1 2026:CGHC:19361 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 543 of 2026 Avinash Hemaraj Sakhare S/o Shri Chandrakant Hemraj Sakhare Aged About 34 Years R/o Railway Station Javal, Reesama, Post, Police Station And Tahsil- Aamgaon, District- Gondiya (Maharashtra) (Applicant Detail As Per Adhaar Card) ...Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station - Dongargarh, Distt.- Rajnandgaon, (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Shri Rajendra Patel, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Shri Subham Bajpai, PL. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 27/04/2026 1. The applicant has preferred this application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’), GOURI MUDALIAR Digitally signed by GOURI MUDALIAR Date: 2026.04.28 11:57:57 +0530 2 for grant of anticipatory bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 606/2025, registered at Police Station Dongargarh, Distt.- Rajnandgaon, (C.G.) for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 339, 336(3), 340(2), 3(5) of BNS 2023, and 34 (2), 59(A) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act. 2. It transpires from the record that the present anticipatory bail application falls under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, which is not maintainable as per provisions of Section 59A(i) of Chhattisgarh Excise Act. 3. In view of the above, the present anticipatory bail application is dismissed as not maintainable. Sd/- Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice gouri