1 CGHC010355172026 2026:CGHC:41385 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8463 of 2026 Ashok Bai W/o Sudama Shikari, Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Matiyari P.S. Seepat, District - Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh). ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station - Sarkanda, District - Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh). ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Shri Siddhant Tiwari appears on behalf of Shri Umakant Singh Chandel, Advocate. For Non-Applicant/State : Shri Vivek Sharma, Panel Lawyer. (HON’BLE SHRI JUSTICE RAKESH MOHAN PANDEY) Order on Board 23/09/2026 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. 716/2026 registered at Police Station Sarkanda, District Bilaspur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 20(B) and 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act (for short, the NDPS Act) against the present applicant. 2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 18.05.2026, the Police on the basis of secret information, intercepted two auto-rickshaws near Lagra Cement Factory, Sipat Road, P.S. Sarkanda, Bilaspur at about Digitally signed by ALLENA ANJANI KUMAR Date: 2026.09.24 10:34:58 +0530 2 13:35 hours and after search, seized 17.100 kilograms of contraband ganja from the present applicant and likewise, seized total contraband of ganja weighing 90.700 from other co-accused persons. Thereafter, the police completed investigation in accordance with the provisions of NDPS Act 3. Learned Counsel for the applicant would submit that the present applicant is a woman, charge-sheet has already been filed and she is in jail since 18.05.2026 and she has no criminal antecedents and further, conclusion of the trial is likely to take some considerable time. Therefore, he would pray that the application may be allowed and she may be enlarged on bail. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State would oppose the bail application and argue that the applicant and other co-accused persons were transporting the contraband ganja illegally from Odisha State and thereafter, they were transporting the same through auto-rickshaws. It is also submitted that the police searched the auto-rickshaws and seized total ganja weighing 90.700 kilograms, therefore, the present applicant is not entitled for grant of regular bail in the present case. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the allegations, and the recovery of a commercial quantity of contraband and having regard to the stringent conditions under Section 3 37 of the NDPS Act, wherein this Court cannot satisfy itself that there are reasonable grounds for believing that the applicant is not guilty of such offence and she is not likely to commit any offence while on bail. Consequently, this Court does not find it to be a fit case for grant of regular bail. 7. Accordingly, the first bail application filed by the applicant is hereby rejected. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) JUDGE Anjani