1 CGHC010375582026 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 9227 of 2026 1 - Ramesh Kumar Tandon S/o Shri Dilip Tandon Aged About 22 Years Both Are R/o Village Samoda, P.S And Tehsil Aarang District Raipur Chhattisgarh. 2 - Aakash Banjare S/o Late Shri Manohar Banjare Aged About 24 Years R/o Village Samoda, P.S. And Tehsil Aarang District Raipur Chhattisgarh. ... Applicants versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through P.S. Excise Cirvle Aarang District Raipur Chhattisgarh. --- Non-applicant For Applicants : Mr. J.A. Lohani, Advocate For Non-applicant : Mr. Vivek Sharma, PL Hon’ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order On Board 30.09.2026 1) The applicants have preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, they have been arrested in connection with Crime No.130/2026 registered at Police Station, Excise Circle Aarang, District Raipur (C.G.) for the offence under Section 34(2) & 59(A) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act. 2) Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that police of Police Station Excise REKHA SINGH Digitally signed by REKHA SINGH DN: cn=REKHA SINGH, ou=HIGH COURT, o=HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, st=Chhattisgarh, c=IN Date: 2026.09.30 14:32:37 +0530 2 Circle Aarang has received a secret information from the informant and on the basis of said information, raid was conducted and seized 18 litre of country-made liquor from the possession of the present applicants. Thereafter, the aforesaid case was registered against the present applicants. 3) Learned Counsel for the applicants submits that the present applicants have falsely been implicated in this case and said 18 litre of country- made liquor was not seized from the exclusive possession of the applicants. It is further argued that the present applicants have no 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 applicants have been in jail since 26.08.2026 conclusion of the trial is likely to take quite long time. Therefore, he prays for grant of regular bail to the applicants. 4) On the other hand, learned counsel for the State, opposes the bail application and submit that 18 bulk litre of country-made liquor was seized from the possession of the present applicant, therefore they are 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) Taking into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the offence, the fact that no criminal antecedent under the Excise Act is pending against the applicants, the fact that they are in jail since 26.08.2026, and the fact that conclusion of the trial may take some more time, I am inclined to grant bail to the applicants. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. 3 7) It is directed that in the event of the applicants executing a personal bond for a sum of Rs.50,000/- each with one surety in the like sum to the satisfaction of the concerned trial Court, they shall be released on bail on the following conditions:- (i) They 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 them from disclosing such fact to the Court; (ii) they shall not act in any manner which will be prejudicial to fair and expeditious trial, & (iii) they shall appear before the trial Court on each and every date given to them by the said Court till disposal of the trial. The observation made hereinabove is for the purpose of deciding this bail application only, the learned trial Court shall decide the case on its own merits. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) JUDGE Rekha