1 2026:CGHC:20506 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 654 of 2026 1 - Kamaljeet Singh Saluja Alias Prince Saluja Son Of Shri Harjinder Singh Saluja Aged About 35 Years Resident Of Masjid Para, Ward No. 15, Police Station And Tehsil Pithora, District- Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Applicant versus 1 - State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station Pithora, District- Mahasamund (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Shri Mayur Khandelwal, Advocate. For State/Non-applicant : Ms. Monika Singh Thakur, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 01/05/2026 1. The applicant has preferred this application under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’), for grant of anticipatory bail, apprehending his arrest in connection with Crime No.103/2026, registered at Police Station Pithora, District : NIKITA JAIN Digitally signed by NIKITA JAIN Date: 2026.05.04 10:48:44 +0530 2 Mahasamund (C.G.) for alleged commission of offence punishable under Section 34(2) of Chhattisgarh Excise Act. 2. It transpires from the record that the present anticipatory bail application falls under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act, which is not maintainable as per provisions of Section 59A(i) of Chhattisgarh Excise Act. 3. In view of the above, the present anticipatory bail application is dismissed as not maintainable. S Sd/- d/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Nikita