1 2026:CGHC:23829 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 2386 of 2026 Sushmita Yadu W/o Vikash Yadu Aged About 26 Years R/o Pandari, Jhanda Chowk, Raipur Police Station Civil Line Raipur, District - Raipur, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station - Fingeshwar, District - Gariyaband, Chhattisgarh. .. Non-applicant For Applicant : None For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Ankita Shukla, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 15.06.2026 1. None appears on behalf of learned counsel for the applicant to press this bail application. The applicant is in jail since 23.11.2025, hence this Court proceeds to consider and disposed of this bail application with the assistance of learned State counsel. 2. This is the second bail application filed under Section 483 of the BNSS for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 344/2025 registered at Police Station - Fingeshwar, District - Gariyaband, (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(c) of Narcotic Drugs and RAHUL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by RAHUL DEWANGAN 2 Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 3. The earlier bail application of the applicant being MCRC No. 1162/2026 was rejected by this Court vide order dated 05.02.2026 on merits. 4. Case of the prosecution, in brief is that the police of Police Station Fingeshwar, District - Gariyaband (C.G.), received a secret information from the informant and on the said information the police intercepted a four wheeler vehicle bearing registration No. CG-05AP-4675 and seized contraband article i.e. 29.56 Kgs of Ganja (Cannabis) from the possession of the co-accused. Subsequently, on the basis of the memorandum statement of co- accused persons, the present applicant came to be implicated and was arrested. Thereafter, offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii) (c) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 has been registered against present applicant. 5. Learned State Counsel submits that, in compliance with the order dated 22.04.2026 passed by this Hon’ble Court, the Director General of Police, Chhattisgarh, ensured the appearance of all prosecution witnesses before the concerned Trial Court on the date fixed. Pursuant thereto, all the prosecution witnesses have been examined and their evidence has already been recorded by the Trial Court. She further submits that 29.56 kgs of Ganja, which is much above the commercial quantity, was seized from the possession of the co-accused. The applicant was found travelling in the same vehicle in which the co-accused was transporting the said 3 contraband and the same was recovered by the police. It is also submitted that the name of the applicant has surfaced in the memorandum statements of the accused persons. She further submits that the first bail application of the applicant, being MCRC No. 1162/2026, was dismissed on merits by this Hon’ble Court vide order dated 05.02.2026. Hence, considering the nature and gravity of the offence as well as the material available on record, she prays that the applicant is not entitled to be released on bail and that the present second bail application also deserves to be rejected. 6. I have heard learned State counsel and perused the case-diary. 7. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, nature and gravity of allegation levelled against the applicant and the fact that the first bail application of the applicant was dismissed on merits by this Court vide order dated 05.02.2026, and that pursuant to the directions issued by this Court vide order dated 22.04.2026, all the prosecution witnesses have been examined and their evidence has already been recorded by the Trial Court, this Court does not find any substantial change in circumstances warranting reconsideration of the applicant’s case. Further, having regard to the quantity of contraband allegedly seized, which is much above the commercial quantity, the material available on record, and the nature and gravity of the offence, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the applicant on bail. 8. Accordingly, the second bail application of the applicant – Sushmita Yadu, involved in Crime No. 344/2025 registered at 4 Police Station - Fingeshwar, District - Gariyaband, (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(c) of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, is rejected. 9. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 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 Rahul Dewangan