1 CGHC010219882026 2026:CGHC:29161 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR M.Cr.C No.5152 of 2026 Gaurav Soni S/o Hiralal Soni Aged About 32 Years R/o Baniya Para Near Bajrang Akhara City Kotwali Dhamtari District Dhamtari C.G. (Name Of Co-Accused Is Mention Case In Cause Tattletale) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer P.S. Kabir Nagar District Raipur C.G. ... Non-applicant For Applicant :Mr. Prasoon Agrawal, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State :Ms. Anusha Naik, Dy. G.A. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 10.07.2026 1. This is the 1st bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the Applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No.250/2025 registered at Police Station – Kabir SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Digitally signed by SISTLA NEELIMA VISHNU PRIYA Date: 2026.07.13 11:39:53 +0530 2 Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.), for the offence under Section 21(C) of NDPS Act. 2. According to the prosecution story, on 28.11.2025, Police Station Kabir Nagar, Raipur, received secret information regarding illegal possession and sale of heroin/chitta by co- accused Kamlesh Arora @ Lali near Atari Bypass Road. Acting upon the said information, the police conducted a raid and allegedly recovered 11.75 grams of heroin/chitta, two mobile phones and an electronic weighing machine from his possession. During investigation, co-accused Kamlesh Arora @ Lali disclosed the involvement of other persons, pursuant to which the present Applicant/accused was apprehended from Dhamtari. It is alleged that the Applicant had purchased heroin/chitta from co-accused Kamlesh Arora @ Lali. Based on the aforesaid allegations, the police registered the offence as mentioned above against the present Applicant. Hence, this application. 3. Learned Counsel for the Applicant submits that the Applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. He further submits that no seizure has been made from the possession of the present Applicant, he has been falsely implicated by co-accused Kamlesh Arora @ Lali due to previous rivalry and with an ulterior motive. It is further 3 submitted that the prosecution itself alleges that Charanjit Singh had brought the contraband from Punjab and supplied the same to other accused persons, however, he has not been made an accused in the present case, the Applicant is in jail since 05.12.2025 and the trial is likely to take considerable time for its conclusion, therefore, he may be enlarged on regular bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State Counsel opposes the bail application and submits that the present Applicant has two previous criminal antecedents, out of which one pertains to the NDPS Act. 5. Having considered the submissions advanced by learned Counsel for the parties and perused the case diary, the nature of allegations, the fact that no seizure of contraband has been made from the possession of the present Applicant, the allegations against him are based upon the statement of co-accused and considering the fact that the Applicant has two previous criminal antecedents including one under the NDPS Act, this Court is not inclined to grant bail to the Applicant at this stage 6. Accordingly, the bail application of the Applicant – Gaurav Soni involved in Crime No. 250/2025 registered at Police Station – Kabir Nagar, District Raipur (C.G.), for the offence 4 under Section 21(C) of NDPS Act is hereby rejected. 7. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Priya