1 2026:CGHC:24460 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 808 of 2026 Sunil Pankaj @ Rockey S/o Gajadhar Pankaj Aged About 28 Years R/o Village Kattod, P.S. Nawagarh, Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station - Nawagarh, District Janjgir Champa Chhattisgarh ... Respondent For Applicant : Shri Uday Singh Bhadoriya, Advocate. For Respondent/State : Ms. Ankita Shukla, PL. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 17/06/2026 1. The applicant has preferred this second 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.18/2026, registered at Police Station Nawagarh, District Janjgir-Champa Chhattisgarh for alleged GOURI MUDALIAR Digitally signed by GOURI MUDALIAR Date: 2026.06.18 20:17:55 +0530 2 commission of offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, 2002. 2. The first anticipatory bail application of the applicant was dismissed for want of prosecution on 23/04/2026 vide MCRCA No.556/2026. 3. It transpires from the record that the present anticipatory bail application falls under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, which is not maintainable as per provisions of Section 59A(i) of Chhattisgarh Excise Act. 4. In view of the above, the present second anticipatory bail application is dismissed as not maintainable. Sd/- Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice gouri