1 2026:CGHC:23466 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4889 of 2026 Smt. Doman Sahu W/o Shri Dinesh Sahu Aged About 28 Years R/o Village Bijapal P.S. Chhura District- Gariaband (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Police Station Chhura District- Gariaband (C.G.) ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Pragalbha Sharma, Advocate For Respondent-State : Ms. Vaishali Mahilong, Dy. G.A. Hon'ble Shri Parth Prateem Sahu, Judge Order on Board 21.05.2026 1. Applicant has filed this first bail application under Section 483 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail as she has been arrested in connection with Crime No.65/2026 registered at Police Station –Police Station- Chhura, District Gariaband (C.G.) for offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act. ARPAN SRIVASTAVA Digitally signed by ARPAN SRIVASTAVA 2 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that acting on secret information, the police intercepted the applicant and seized 42 litres of handmade Mahua liquor from her possession. On the basis of the said seizure, the offence was registered and the applicant was arrested on 03.04.2026. 3. Learned counsel for applicant submits that applicant has been falsely implicated. The alleged seizure of the hand made mahua liquor was from the side of the main road, there is no criminal antecedent against the applicant. Applicant is a lady and she further submits that charge sheet has been filed trial may take some time to conclude and, therefore, she may be enlarged on bail. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for State opposes the submission made by learned counsel for the applicant and submits that the police seized 42 liter of the hand made mahua liquor of from possession of the applicant. However, she do not dispute the submission of counsel for the applicant that there is no criminal antecedent against her and charge-sheet has been filed. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the documents enclosed along with the bail application. 6. Taking into facts and circumstances of the case, on due consideration of submission of counsel for the respective parties nature of allegations, period of detention, charge-sheet has been filed, applicant is a lady and trial may take some time to conclude, without commenting anything merits of the case, I am inclined to allow this application. 3 7. Accordingly, bail application is allowed. It is directed that the applicant shall be released on regular bail, upon furnishing a bail bond in the sum of ₹ 25,000/- with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court on the conditions that- (a) 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. (b) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through her counsel. In case of him absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against her under Section 269 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (c) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail 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. (d) 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 sufficient 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. 4 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Certified copy as per rules. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) JUDGE Arpan