1 CGHC010310872026 2026:CGHC:35621 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 7391 of 2026 Raju Rajak @ Jhaggar S/o- Ramsurat Rajak, Aged About 42 Years, R/o- Purani Basti, Ward. 13 Kohka, Police Station- Smriti Nagar, District- Durg, Chhattisgarh. (Particulars Of The Applicant Is Mentioned Correctly) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station - Chura, District- Gariyabandh (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Anmol Sharma, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Saurabh Sahu, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 12.08.2026 1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 in connection with Crime No.175/2025, registered at Police Station: Chura, District- Gariyabandh (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Section 20(B)(ii)C and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, for short, the NDPS Act. PREETI KUMARI Digitally signed by PREETI KUMARI Date: 2026.08.13 17:08:20 +0530 2 2. As per the prosecution case, in brief, is that on 14.11.2025 Police Authorities received an insider's tip that in a car bearing registration number C.G.-07-M-4128 some persons were transporting psychotropic Substance ganja and are travelling from Odisha towards Village - Kosmi, Chura and are going towards Raipur. As soon as the police authorities received the information, they conducted raid at the spot, two accused persons namely Dilip Sahu and present applicant were found in the car and upon search of vehicle from their join possession psychotropic substance Ganja weighing 29.408 Kg were seized. Accordingly, they were arrested on 14.11.2025. Upon the memorandum statement of the present applicant and co-accused persons it has been stated that they were given money from one Aakib Khan and were asked to transport Ganja from Odisha. Upon the memorandum statement co-accused Aakib khan was arrested after one week. Hence instead of 20(B) the police authorities have filed charge-sheet under section 20(B) (ii) (C). The accused persons were arrested and after completion of investigation the police authorities have filed charge-sheet for the offence as mentioned above in the application. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is innocent and has been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the applicant was arrested merely on suspicion, as he had been called by Dilip Sahu, who was in need of a driver. The applicant had no knowledge that the psychotropic substance, i.e., Ganja, was being transported. The said contraband does not belong to the applicant, nor does he have any acquaintance with the co-accused persons. It is further submitted that the applicant has no previous criminal antecedents, the charge-sheet has already been filed, and he has been in judicial custody since 14.11.2025. Since the conclusion of the trial is likely to take 3 considerable time, learned counsel prays that the applicant be enlarged on regular bail. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer for grant of bail and submits that the charge-sheet has already been filed. He further submits that total quantity of 29.408 Kg of Ganja, which is much above the commercial quantity, was seized from the possession of the applicant. Therefore, considering the gravity of the offence and the material available on record, the present applicant is not entitled to be released on bail. Hence, the bail application is liable to be dismissed. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 6. Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, particularly the fact that 29.408 kg of Ganja, which is much above the commercial quantity, was allegedly seized from the joint possession of the applicant that the applicant has failed to furnish any plausible explanation in support of his plea of false implication, and that the charge-sheet has already been filed and the trial is in progress, this Court is not inclined to extend the benefit of bail to the applicant at this stage. Accordingly, the present bail application deserves to be and is hereby rejected. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of applicant – Raju Rajak @ Jhaggar, involved in Crime No.175/2025, registered at Police Station: Chura, District- Gariyabandh (C.G.) for the offences punishable under Section 20(B)(ii)C and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, for short, the NDPS Act, is rejected. 8. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and 4 conclude the trial expeditiously. 9. 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 Preeti