1 2026:CGHC:14272 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 2800 of 2026 Jairaj Singh S/o Brijesh Singh Aged About 22 Years Resident Of Village- Sahatwar Purvi Tola Dikshit Mohalla, Police Station Sahatwar District- Baliya (U.P.) ... Applicant(s) versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Station House O4cer Police Station Nagarnar, District- Bastar (C.G.) ... Non-applicant(s) For Applicant : Mr. Ravi Mishra holding the brief of Mr. Chandrikaditya Pandey, Advocate For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Sourabh Sahu, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 25/03/2026 1. This is the 9rst bail application 9led 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. 81/2025 registered at Police Station- Nagarnar, District – Bastar (C.G.), for the o?ence punishable under Section 20(B)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985. 2. As per the prosecution story, in brief, secret information was received at the concerned Police Station, on the basis of which a raid was KUNAL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN 2 conducted and during the said raid, a total quantity of 23.546 kg of contraband ganja was allegedly recovered from the joint possession of the present applicant along with other co-accused persons and consequently, the aforesaid crime was registered against them and after completion of investigation, charge-sheet has been 9led before the competent Court. 3. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant is an innocent who has been falsely implicated in the present case and has neither committed nor participated in the alleged o?ence and that the essential ingredients of the o?ence are not prima facie attracted against him. It is further submitted that a false seizure memo has been prepared by the police with an intention to falsely implicate the applicant. It is also contended that some of the material and important prosecution witnesses have already been examined and they have not supported the prosecution case as is evident from their depositions 9led as Annexure A-3 and further that the applicant is in custody since 27.03.2025, the charge-sheet has already been 9led, no further investigation is pending and the trial is likely to take considerable time for its conclusion, therefore, on account of his prolonged detention, the applicant prays that he may be enlarged on regular bail. 4. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State/non-applicant opposes the bail application and submits that the charge-sheet has been 9led in the present case before the competent Court. He further submits that the quantity of contraband article i.e. 23.546 kgs of Ganja has been recovered from the joint possession of the applicant along with co- accused, is much above the commercial quantity and no explanation 3 has been o?ered and as such, the applicant is not entitled to be released on bail. 5. I have heard learned counsel appearing for the parties and perused the case diary. 6. From perusal of the case diary, it is apparent that a huge quantity of contraband ganja, which is far in excess of the prescribed commercial quantity, has been seized from the joint possession of the present applicant along with co-accused persons and in such circumstances, the plea of false implication advanced by the applicant does not inspire con9dence and cannot be accepted and the applicant has further failed to furnish any satisfactory or plausible explanation with regard to the said recovery, therefore, in view of the aforesaid facts and circumstances, this Court does not 9nd it to be a 9t case for grant of regular bail to the applicant. 7. Accordingly, the bail application of the applicant – Jairaj Singh, 9led under Section 483 of the B.N.S.S., involved in Crime No. 81/2025 registered at Police Station- Nagarnar, District – Bastar (C.G.), for the o?ence punishable under Section 20(B)(ii)(C) of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985., is rejected. 8. Needless to say that the trial Court concerned is at liberty to proceed and conclude the trial expeditiously. 9. O4ce is directed to send a certi9ed copy of this order to the trial Court concerned for necessary information and compliance. - Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Kunal