1 CGHC010267502026 2026:CGHC:31450 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 6458 of 2026 Aadarsh Patel @ Umesh Patel S/o Rajendra Patel Aged About 22 Years R/o Village Ghopi, P.S. Mangawa, Distt. - Rewa, M.P. ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station- Basna, District – Mahasamund, C.G. ---- Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Rajesh Roshan Singh, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 23.07.2026 1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) in connection with Crime No.601/2023, registered at Police Station – Basna, District – Mahasamund (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Section 20(B) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, for short, the NDPS Act. 2. The prosecution story in brief, is that the Police of Police Station – Basna, District – Mahasamund (C.G.) has received a secret information through the informant and on the basis of the said information, the Police authority has seized a total of 40 Kgs of Ganja from the joint possession of the applicant and co-accused. Thereafter, the applicant was arrested and the case was registered by the Police. RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 3. It has been argued by the learned counsel for the applicant that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. It is further submitted that the charge-sheet has been filed in this case. It is submitted that so far as the trial is concerned, till date only one witness has been examined by the trial Court. The applicant is in jail since 23.11.2023. The conclusion of the trial is likely to take some time, therefore, he prays for grant of bail. 4. On the other hand, the learned counsel for the State opposes the bail application and submits that a total of 40 Kgs of Ganja has been seized from the joint possession of the applicant and the co-accused, which is above the commercial quantity. It is further submitted that the charge- sheet has been filed in this case. Hence, this bail application is liable to be rejected. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Taking into consideration the fact that the quantity of contraband article seized from the joint possession of the applicant and the co-accused i.e. a total of 40 Kgs of Ganja, is much above the commercial quantity, and the applicant is failed to give any explanation for the same and it could not be a case of false implication, the charge-sheet has been filed in this case, hence, the bail application of applicant – Aadarsh Patel @ Umesh Patel, involved in Crime No.601/2023, registered at Police Station – Basna, District – Mahasamund (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Section 20(B) of the NDPS Act, is rejected at this stage. 3 7. However, this Court hopes and trusts that the trial Court shall make earnest endeavour to conclude the trial expeditiously, preferably within a period of six months from the date of passing of this order, if there is no legal impediment. 8. The Office is directed to provide a certified copy of this order to the trial Court for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Rajshekhar