1 CGHC010311062026 2026:CGHC:38140 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 7920 of 2026 1 - Dhirendra Madhukar S/o Shri Kartal Singh Aged About 37 Years R/o Malhar, Police Station- Pachpedi, District- Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Police Station- Jashpur, District- Jashpur (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Shri Curtis Collins, Advocate. For State/Non-applicant : Ms. Ritika Verma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 25.08.2026 1. This is the Second 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.74/2026 registered at Police Station – Jashpur, District – Jashpur NIKITA JAIN Digitally signed by NIKITA JAIN Date: 2026.08.25 19:16:01 +0530 2 (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 238 of BNS and Section 20(C) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. The earlier bail application of the applicant being MCRC No. 3033 of 2026 was rejected by this Court vide order dated 11.05.2026 on merits with liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 3. The prosecution story in brief is that on 28.02.2026, Assistant Sub- Inspector Jaisingh Ram Mirre received information from an informant that main accused Ravi Vishwakarma had kept a huge quantity of illegal narcotic substance ganja in his house. Upon receiving the said information, after informing the superior officers, the police party along with accompanying constables and independent witnesses reached the spot and conducted a search of the rented room of accused Ravi Vishwakarma. During the search, a total of 24 packets containing narcotic substance ganja kept inside a tin box were recovered from his room. Thereafter, identification and weighment proceedings of the seized contraband were conducted and the total weight of the recovered ganja was found to be 24.84 kilograms. During custodial interrogation, accused Ravi Vishwakarma disclosed that the said ganja had been brought and kept in his rented room by co-accused Sunil alias Govinda. He further disclosed that co-accused Sunil alias Govinda had informed him that about one week prior thereto, accused/ present applicants, namely, Dhirendra Madhukar and Amit Kumar Tripathi had brought the said ganja in their car to Damera valley area and handed over 24 packets of ganja packed in plastic sacks to him. On the basis of the memorandum statement of accused Ravi 3 Vishwakarma, co-accused Sunil Bhagat alias Govinda and the present applicants/accused persons namely Dhirendra Madhukar and Amit Kumar Tripathi were arrested in the matter. The documents relating to the vehicle car allegedly used in the commission of offence were also seized during the investigation. Hence, the present bail applications. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that, the first bail application of the applicant was rejected by this Court on merits with a direction to conclude the trial expeditiously but trial has not concluded and the applicant is languishing in jail since 02.03.2026. He further submits that as per the status of the trial, only 02 prosecution witnesses have been examined in the case. He further submits that the applicant has no criminal antecedents. Hence, he prays for grant of bail to the applicant. 5. On the other hand, the learned State counsel opposes the bail application of the applicant and submits that the offence is serious in nature involving commercial quantity of narcotic substance and, therefore, the present applicants are not entitled to be released on bail. 6. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of allegation levelled against the present applicant, the fact that a huge quantity of contraband ganja weighing 24.84 kilograms, which is above commercial quantity, has been seized during the course of investigation, and considering the seizure of documents relating to the vehicle allegedly used in the commission of offence, this Court is of the opinion that prima facie sufficient material is available against the present applicant. Further the fact that the alleged offence appears to 4 have been committed in an organised manner involving multiple accused persons engaged in illegal transportation and distribution of narcotic substance, and the fact that the seized contraband is above commercial quantity, this Court is not inclined to enlarge the applicants on bail. 8. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant – Dhirendra Madhukar, involved in Crime No.74/2026 registered at Police Station – Jashpur, District – Jashpur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 238 of BNS and Section 20(C) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985, is rejected. 9. However, this Court hopes and trusts that the trial Court shall make an earnest endeavour to conclude the trial as expeditiously as possible within a period of four months from the receipt of a certified copy of this order in accordance with law, if there is no legal impediment. 10. 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) ChiefJustice Nikita