1 CGHC010262042026 2026:CGHC:28947 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1074 of 2026 Chamaru Yadav S/o Kartiko Yadav Aged About 51 Years R/o Village Memra, Police Station Pithoura District Mahasamund C.G. ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Pithoura District Mungeli, C.G. (Wrongly Mentioned As P.S. Patewa In Para No. 1 Of Annexure A/1) ... Respondent For Applicant : Mr. Shikhar Agnihotri, Advocate. For Respondent : Mr. Saurabh Sahu, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 10.07.2026 1. The applicant has preferred this application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of Anticipatory Bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 145/2026, registered at Police Station Pithoura, District Mahasamund (C.G.) for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act. 2. As per the prosecution story in brief, is that the Police of Police Station concerned has received secret information through the 2 informant and on the basis of the such information, the Police has seized a total of 62.460 liters of liquor worth Rs. 40,900/- from the possession of the present applicant. Thereafter, and offence of Sections 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act has been registered against the applicant at Police Station Pithoura, District Mahasamund (C.G.) 3. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the crime in question. It is further submitted that no liquor was recovered from the applicant and that he was not even present at the scene of the incident and, therefore, the applicant be extended the benefit of anticipatory bail. 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel raised a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of the present anticipatory bail application as the same is not maintainable in view of the provisions contained in Section 59-A of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, therefore, the present anticipatory bail application of the applicant is liable to be rejected on this ground alone. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Learned counsel for the applicant could not waive out the preliminary objection raised by the learned State counsel, hence, the present anticipatory bail application of the applicant – Chamaru Yadav, filed under Section 482 of the B.N.S.S., 2023 3 for grant of Anticipatory Bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No. 145/2026, registered at Sub Police Station – Pithoura, District Mahasamund for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, is dismissed as not maintainable, in view of the provisions contained in Section 59-A of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice AMIT KUMAR DUBEY Digitally signed by AMIT KUMAR DUBEY Date: 2026.07.13 15:35:41 +0530