1 2026:CGHC:52 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1985 of 2025 Ramesh Kumar @ Nandau S/o Late Mungilal, Aged About 31 Years R/o Village Rupnagar, Police Station Charcha, Tahsil Baikunthpur, District Koriya (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House O4cer, Police of Police Station Charcha, District Koriya (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Anil Gulati, Advocate. For Non-Applicant : Ms. Ankita Shukla, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 02.01.2026 1. The applicant has preferred this application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’), for grant of anticipatory bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 106/2025, registered at Police Station Charcha, District : Koriya (C.G.) for alleged commission of o=ence punishable under Section 22 (C) of NDPS Act. ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Digitally signed by ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Date: 2026.01.03 15:00:05 +0530 2 2. As per the brief facts of the prosecution case, on 19.05.2025, secret information was received by a police o4cer of Police Station Charcha that one Rahul Kumar was standing at Kharwat Jamnipara and was in possession of a prohibited drug. On the basis of such information, the police intercepted Rahul Kumar and, from his possession, seized Buprenorphine injections comprising 20 ampoules (2 ml each) and 10 ml of Avil injection. On the basis of the memorandum statement of Rahul Kumar, it was alleged that the present applicant had supplied him with the Buprenorphine and Avil injections. It was further alleged that both were standing at the place of occurrence and, upon seeing the police, the present applicant absconded from the spot. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He submits that even if the entire prosecution case is taken as it is, the present applicant has been implicated for the commission of alleged o=ence only on the basis of memorandum statement of one Rahul Kumar. He further submits that prima-facie there is no material collected by the prosecution, apart from the memorandum statement of Rahul Kumar. He submits that the present applicant has no criminal antecedents, therefore, he prays for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand learned State counsel opposes the application for grant of anticipatory bail to the applicant. 5. Recently the Supreme Court in the matter of Anarul SK v. The State of West Bengal {SLP (Crl.) No(s). 12621/2024 has observed that the grant of anticipatory bail in cases involving Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) is a very serious issue. 3 6. In the light of observation made by the Supreme Court in Anarul SK (supra), I do not Cnd any good ground to entertain this anticipatory bail application. Accordingly, the present anticipatory bail application is dismissed. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Abhishek