1 2026:CGHC:21985 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4366 of 2026 Rajeev Kumar S/o- Prahlad Prasad Aged About 43 Years R/o- Dariyapur Gola, Ward No. 42, Dhobi Gali, P.S. Kadam Kuna, District- Patna, Present Address- Vishram Apartment, Room No.301, Pataliputra Colony, P.S. Patali Putra, District- Patna Bihar. ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Balod, District – Balod, Chhattisgarh. ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Anshul Tiwari, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Mr. S.S. Baghel, Government Advocate. Hon’ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 11.05.2026 1. This is the third bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant arrested in connection with Crime No. 290/2024 registered at Police Station – Balod, District – Balod (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 22(C) and 29 of the NDPS Act. 2. Earlier the first bail application of the applicant was rejected vide order dated 07.10.2024 passed in MCRC No.5932/2024, and thereafter the applicant preferred a second bail application which was dismissed vide order dated 03.03.2025 in MCRC No.1506/2025 on merits, and the same was also affirmed by the Hon’ble Apex Court in SLP(Crl) No.5908/2025 vide order dated 02.05.2025. 3. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the police of Police Station RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 Balod, District Balod (C.G.) received a secret information from the informant that two persons in vehicle bearing No.CG-24-AF-7028, who are looking for customers to sell the intoxicating medicines and on the basis of said information the police authority have conducted raid and seized Alprazolam and Tramadol tablets and capsules totaling 10718.88 gm (10.71888 Kgs), thereafter both co-accused persons have arrested on the spot and one of the co- accused persons stated in his memorandum statement that he has received those medicines from Trishul Pharma Company, and after conducting enquiry, the present applicant, who is owner of Trishul Pharma Company was arrested from Bihar. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the applicant submits that so far as the status of trial is concerned, out of 16 witnesses, the statement of 15 witnesses have been recorded and only one witness is yet to be examined by the trial Court. Charge-sheet has already been filed in the present case and the applicant is in jail since 29.07.2024, hence, he prays for releasing the applicant on regular bail. 5. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the bail application and submits that the involvement of present applicant has come into light from the memorandum statement of one of the co-accused persons from whose possession contraband articles have been recovered, which is much above the commercial quantity, therefore, he is not entitled for grant of bail. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 3 7. From perusal of the records, it transpires that the contraband article seized from the possession of the co-accused, was much above the commercial quantity, and the involvement of present applicant in crime in question has come into light from the memorandum statement of one of the co-accused persons, from whose possession contraband articles have been recovered, so far as the status of trial is concerned, out of 16 witnesses, the statement of 15 witnesses have been recorded and only one witness is yet to be examined by the trial Court, further it is an organized crime and there appears to be no good ground, the trial is in progress, thus, it does not appear to be a fit case to enlarge the applicant on bail. 8. Accordingly, this third bail application of applicant – Rajeev Kumar, involved in Crime No. 290/2024 registered at Police Station – Balod, District – Balod (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 22(C) and 29 of the NDPS Act, is rejected at this stage. 9. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed with the trial and conclude the same expeditiously, preferably within a period of two months from the date of passing of this order, if there is no legal impediment. 10. Office 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 Rajshekhar