1 CGHC010347222026 2026:CGHC:41383 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8468 of 2026 Sunder Singh Chouhan S/o Budhulal Aged About 53 Years R/o Village Bhaskarapali, Chowki, Bhanwarpur P. S. Basna, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh. ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer, Police Station Excise, Circle, Sankra, District Mahasamund Chhattisgarh. ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Shri Sudhir Kumar Sahu, For Non-Applicant/State : Ms. Laxmeen Kashyap, P.L. (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. 76/2026 registered at Police Station Sankra, District Mahasamund (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Sections 34(1)(d)(p), 34(2) and 59(d) of the C.G. Excise Act, 2015 against the present applicant. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that when the Police was on patrolling, they received information that the applicant illegally kept liquor in his possession to sell the same and upon such information, Digitally signed by ALLENA ANJANI KUMAR Date: 2026.09.24 10:34:59 +0530 2 police reached the spot and seized 15 liters of country made mahua Kachchi liquor. Thereafter, the aforesaid case was registered against the present applicant. 3. Learned Counsel for the applicant would submit that the present applicant has been falsely implicated in this case and the said 15 liters of country made Mahua kachchi liquor was not seized from the exclusive possession of the applicant. It is further argued by him that the present applicant has no previous criminal antecedents under the Excise Act and under Section 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act, minimum punishment is one year and maximum punishment is three years and the present applicant has been in jail since 30.07.2026 and further, conclusion of the trial is likely to take some considerable time. Therefore, he would pray for grant of regular bail to the applicant. 4. On the other hand, learned counsel for the State would oppose the bail application and submit that the charge-sheet has been filed and the applicant may abscond if the bail is granted to him, therefore, he 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. Having considered the quantity of liquor, i.e., 15 liters of country made Mahua kachchi liquor seized from the possession of the applicant, and charge-sheet has been filed and he is in jail since 30.07.2026 and further that, there are no previous criminal antecedents against the applicant and that, conclusion of the trial may take some more time, without making any observation on merits of the matter, this Court is of 3 the view that the applicant is entitled to be released on bail in this case. Accordingly, the instant bail application is allowed. 7. Let the applicant be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond in sum of Rs.50,000/- with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the Court concerned with the following conditions:- (i) he shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such fact to the Court; (ii) he shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial, & (iii) he shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to him by the said Court till disposal of the trial. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) JUDGE Anjani