1 CGHC010280562026 2026:CGHC:37642 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 6562 of 2026 Balram Singh S/o Dhram Singh Aged About 55 Years R/o Khanowal P.S. Ajnala District Amritsar (Punjab) At Present R/o Heerapur Near Ghyan Bharti School Janta Quarter No. 1026, P.S. Kabir Nagar District Raipur C.G. ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Amanaka District Raipur C.G. ...Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Ashish Gangwani , Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Ritika Verma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 21.08.2026 1. This is the first 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. 150/2026 registered at Police Station - Amanaka District Raipur (C.G.), for the offences punishable under Sections 15 & 18(B) of the NDPS Act. VAIBHAV SINGH Digitally signed by VAIBHAV SINGH Date: 2026.08.22 11:27:04 +0530 2 2. As per the prosecution case, on receiving information from the informer on dated 07.05.2026, Police Amanaka, Raipur police has recovered 4.432 Kg DODA/(POPPY STRAW)/Drugs and 79.30 Gram of Opium/Drugs from possession of the applicant. Thereafter, the police registered crime no. 150/2026 and applicant arrested in this matter. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present offence and is innocent, having neither committed nor participated in the alleged crime, and there is no cogent or direct evidence connecting him with the alleged offence; that although 4.432 kg of Doda and 79.30 grams of opium are alleged to have been seized, the same are below the commercial quantity prescribed under the relevant notification issued by the Central Government; that the alleged narcotic substances were unclaimed and found at the alleged place of occurrence and do not belong to or were owned by the applicant, nor was the applicant carrying or transporting the same for sale; that no alleged narcotic substance was seized from the conscious or exclusive possession of the applicant and the prosecution has failed to establish any link between the applicant and the alleged contraband; that there is no direct evidence against the applicant and the chain of circumstances is incomplete, and the applicant has been falsely implicated due to a police conspiracy; that the applicant is in jail since 07.05.2026 and is the sole earning member of his family, due to which his family members are facing great hardship. Therefore, the applicant deserves to be released on bail. 3 4. On the other hand, learned State counsel opposes the bail application of the applicant and submits that the charge-sheet has already been filed in the present case. 5. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the offence alleged against the applicant, the fact that the alleged contraband is of less than commercial quantity, the fact that the applicant has no criminal antecedents, the period of detention, as the applicant has remained in judicial custody since 07.05.2026, and the fact that the charge-sheet has already been filed before the competent Court and the conclusion of the trial is likely to take considerable time, this Court is inclined to grant regular bail to the applicant. 7. 7. Let the Applicant – Balram Singh, involved in Crime No. 150/2026 registered at Police Station - Amanaka District Raipur (C.G.), for the offences punishable under Sections 15 & 18(B) of the NDPS Act, be released on bail on his furnishing personal bond with two local sureties in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. In case of default of this condition, it shall be open for the trial court to treat it as abuse of liberty of bail and pass orders in accordance with law. (ii) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through 4 his counsel. In case of his absence, without sufficient cause, the trial court may proceed against his under Section 269 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iii) In case, the applicant misuses the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure his presence, proclamation under Section 84 of BNSS. is issued and the applicant fails to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, then, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against him, in accordance with law, under Section 209 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. (iv) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of BNSS. If in the opinion of the trial court absence of the applicant is deliberate or without sufficient cause, then it shall be open for the trial court to treat such default as abuse of liberty of bail and proceed against him in accordance with law. 8. Office is directed to send a certified copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance forthwith. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Vaibhav