1 CGHC010336252026 2026:CGHC:42707 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 8098 of 2026 1. Sagar Yadav S/o Sukhev Yadav Aged About 20 Years R/o Nagar Panchayat Palari, Thana And Tahsil Palari, District- Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.) 2. Ajay Dhruw S/o Naresh Dhruw Aged About 24 Years R/o Nagar Panchayat Palari, Thana And Tahsil Palari, District- Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Applicants versus • State Of Chhattisgarh Through Excise Officer Excise Circle Palari, District- Balodabazar- Bhatapara (C.G.) ... Non-Applicant For Applicants : Ms. Anjali Pradhan, Advocate For State : Ms. Monika Thakur, Panel Lawyer Hon'ble Shri Justice Rakesh Mohan Pandey Order on Board 01.10 .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 applicants who have been arrested in connection with Crime No. 51/2026 registered at Police Station Excise Circle Palari, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of Excise Act. 2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that police of Police Station Excise Palari, District Balodabazar-Bhatapara has received a secret information from the informant and on the basis of said information, raid was conducted SIDDHANT TAMRAKAR Digitally signed by SIDDHANT TAMRAKAR Date: 2026.10.01 14:17:18 +0530 2 and seized 36 bulk liters of country made spice liquor from joint 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 been falsely implicated in this case and the said 36 bulk liters of country made spice liquor was not seized from the exclusive possession of the applicants. She would further submit that applicant No. 1 has no criminal antecedent whereas, applicant No. 2 has only one criminal case registered under the provisions of IPC. He further submits that the applicants are in jail since 05.08.2026, charge-sheet has been filed and trial is likely to take some time for its conclusion. She would pray for grant of bail to the present applicants. 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 also submits that the applicant No. 2 has one criminal antecedents, 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 facts and circumstances of the case, the nature and gravity of the allegations levelled against the present applicant, the fact that the applicant No. 1 has no criminal antecedent and applicant No. 2 has only one criminal antecedent registered under the IPC. Further, charge-sheet has been filed, applicants are in jail since 05.08.2026, I am inclined to allow this bail application. 3 7. Accordingly, the regular bail application is allowed and 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 him 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 him by the said Court till disposal of the trial. Sd/- (Rakesh Mohan Pandey) JUDGE $iddhant