1 2026:CGHC:24432 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 5066 of 2026 1 - Hasan Mohammad S/o - Gore Mohammad Aged About 38 Years R/o Village - Pand Post - Saida P. S. And Tehsil - Sakari, District Bilaspur (C.G.) 2 - Alim Khan S/o - Pyar Khan Aged About 53 Years R/o Village - Kotami Sonar, P. S. Akaltara District - Janjgir Champa (C.G.) ... Applicants versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Sariya, District - Sarangarh Bilaigarh (C.G.) ... Respondent (Cause title is taken from CIS) For Applicants : Mr. Sanjay Agrawal along with Ms. Vidhi Matlani, Advocate For State/Respondent : Mr. Atanu Ghosh, Dy. G.A. Hon’ble Shri Justice Parth Prateem Sahu Order on Board 17/06/2026 1. This is repeated bail application. Applicants have filed this second bail application under Section 483 of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail as he has been arrested in RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Digitally signed by RAVI SHANKAR MANDAVI Date: 2026.06.18 15:45:36 +0530 2 connection with Crime No. 64/2026 registered at Police Station – Sariya, District - Sarangarh Bilaigarh (C.G.) for offence punishable under Sections 20-B and 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. Case of prosecution in brief is that police received secret information that some person are transporting contraband (ganja) in motor vehicle, based upon which the motorcycle which the applicants were travelling bearing registration number CG11BM7318 was intercepted and during search seized 8.75 kg of contraband (ganja) from joint possession of applicants. Applicants were arrested on 24.03.2026. 3. Learned counsel for applicant submits applicants have been falsely implicated in the crime, they have not committed any offence as alleged against them. He also contended that seizure shown from joint possession of applicants is false. There is no other criminal antecedents registered against the applicants. Applicants are in jail since 24.03.2026, trial may take some time, hence, they may be enlarged on bail. 4. Learned State counsel opposes the submission of learned counsel for applicants and would further submit that after intercepting the vehicle on which applicants were travelling, during search police seized 8.75 kg of contraband (ganja) from joint possession of applicants. He does not dispute the submission of 3 counsel for the applicants that there is no other criminal antecedents registered against the applicants. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties. 6. Taking into consideration, facts and circumstances of the case, nature of allegation, submission of learned counsel for the parties and the submission of learned State counsel that there is no other criminal antecedents registered against the applicants, without commenting anything on merits of the case, I am inclined to allow this bail application. 7. Accordingly, bail application is allowed. It is directed that the applicants shall be released on regular bail, upon each of them furnishing 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 applicants shall file an undertaking to the effect that they 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 applicants shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through their counsel. In case of their absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against him under Section 269 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (c) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure their 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 them, in accordance 4 with law, under Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (d) The applicants 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 applicants 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 them in accordance with law. 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Parth Prateem Sahu) JUDGE Ravi Mandavi