1 CGHC010369432026 2026:CGHC:41879 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 9055 of 2026  Naresh Ratre S/o Pawan Ratre, Aged About 32 Years R/o Village Koma, P.S. Khallari, Tahsil Bagbahara District Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Applicant versus  State Of Chhattisgarh Through Excise Circle Rural Mahasamund, District Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Sahu, Advocate For State : Ms. Priya Sharma, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 26.09 .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. 69/2026 registered at Police Station Excise Circle Rural Mahasamund (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of C.G. Excise Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the police of Police Station Excise Circle Rural Mahasamund received an information from the informant and on the basis of the said information conducted a raid and seized 107.92 liters of country made mahua liquor from house of the present applicant. Thereafter, police registered aforesaid offence against the present applicant. SIDDHANT TAMRAKAR Digitally signed by SIDDHANT TAMRAKAR Date: 2026.09.28 10:54:50 +0530 2 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the present applicant has falsely been implicated in this case and the said 107.92 liters of country made mahua liquor was not seized from the exclusive possession of the applicant. It is further argued by him that the present applicant has four criminal antecedents registered under the Excise Act, out of which he has been acquitted in two cases, one case was settled before the Lok Adalat, and the other was disposed of with fine. He also submits that the present applicant is in jail since 26.07.2026, conclusion of the trial is likely to take long time. Therefore, he prays 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 in the present case before the competent Court. She would submit that the applicant has not explained his criminal antecedents and has disclosed the same by filing an additional affidavit. She also submits that 107.92 liter of liquor was seized from the possession of the applicant. She submits that instant application deserves to be rejected. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. Having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, and the fact that the applicant has four criminal antecedents under the Excise Act which were not disclosed at the time of filing of the present application and were subsequently disclosed by filing an additional affidavit. Further, looking to the quantity of of country-made mahua liquor seized from the house of the applicant i.e. 107.92 litres, I am not inclined to grant bail to the present applicant. 3 4. Accordingly, the present bail application is hereby rejected. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) JUDGE $iddhant