1 2026:CGHC:24117 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 3414 of 2026 • Anuj Kumar S/o Paras Paswan Aged About 28 Years R/o Village Aamdpur, P/s Sasaram, District Rohtas (Bihar) ... Applicant(s) versus • State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj, Chhattisgarh. ... Respondent(s) (Cause title is taken from Case Information System) For Applicant(s) : Mr. Vivek Sahu, Advocate For Respondent(s) : Mr. Nitnash Jaiswal, Dy.G.A. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 16/06/2026 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.114/2025 registered at Police Station Balrampur Distt.- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the information was received by the Assistant Sub-Inspector of Police Station Balrampur that, one Tractor has fall down near Daldhova Ghat after mate with accident VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA Digitally signed by VAISHALI LUCKY NAGARIA SAIFAN KHAN Digitally signed by SAIFAN KHAN 2 which was fully loaded by contraband Ganja. The driver of said tractor was lying road-side in injured condition. On the basis of information, the Police of Police Station reached at place of incident and found that one person is lying in injured condition, on interrogation from the injured person he told that, his name is Anuj Kumar, he has also stated that, after loading tractor from Odisha he was going to Sasaram, Distt. Rohtas (Bihar). He has also stated that, the owner of said contraband Ganja is one Ranjan thereafter the Police has recovered contraband Ganja of 125.51 KG from the said Tractor and the Police has also seized the said Tractor. Thereafter, the Police has registered the offence punishable under Section 20(b) (ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985 against the present applicant. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that applicant has not played any active role as he is not the driver or owner of the alleged vehicle involved in manufacturing, purchasing, selling, importing, exporting or using any psychotropic substance. He also submits that the Police of Police Station Balrampur has not submitted charge-sheet within 180 days from the date of arrest in the alleged offence therefore the applicant may be enlarged on bail. He later submits that the applicant has no criminal antecedent and he is in jail since 02.09.2025 and the conclusion of the trial is likely to take quite long time. Therefore, he prays for grant of regular bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel appearing for the State/non- applicant would oppose the bail application and submit that the charge-sheet has been filed in the present case before the competent 3 Court and submits that the applicant has no criminal antecedent. He further submits that the applicant and other co-accused persons are involved in illegal sale and purchase of contraband (Ganja) and, even otherwise, the contraband article (ganja), which has been seized in the present case is around 125.51 Kg, which is more than commercial quantity, therefore, the applicant is not entitled for grant of bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. From perusal of the case diary, it transpires that on 27.08.2025, a tractor driven by applicant- Anju Kumar overturned at Daldhawa Ghat, due to which, illegal contraband- Marijuana (Ganja), which was kept inside the trolley of said tractor, fell down and spread all over. Thereafter, when police reached to the spot, they found the driver of the said tractor- Anju Kumar (applicant herein) in injured condition, who informed that the contraband- Marijuana (Ganja) and said tractor belongs to co-accused- Ranjan Shrivastava and the said contraband was being transported from Odisha to Bihar under piloting follow of a white Brezza Car. Further, around 125.51 Kg of contraband was recovered from the said tractor, which is more than the commercial quantity. Moreover, as per the memorandum statements of co-accused persons it is quite clear that the applicant herein and other co-accused persons are involved in illegal sale and purchase of contraband, which is an organized crime and, therefore, it cannot be said that it is a case of false implication and, even the trial is also in progress. Consequently, under these circumstances, this Court is not inclined to release the applicant on bail. 4 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant- Anuj Kumar, involved in Crime No. 114/2025 registered at Police Station Balrampur Distt.- Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 20(b)(ii)(b) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, is rejected. 8. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 9. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance. - Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Vaishali