2026:CGHC:322 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 10487 of 2025 Manikant Kumar S/o Shri Yadunandan Paswan Aged About 23 Years R/o Village- Aanjan Nima Anjan, Police Station And Tahsil Madanpur, District-

Aurangabad (Bihar)

... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer P.S. Excise Circle, Bagbahra, District- Mahasamund (C.G.)

... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Arun Kumar Shukla, Advocate.

For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Ankita Shukla, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Digitally signed by Order on Board ABHISHEK ABHISHEK SHRIVAS SHRIVAS Date: 05.01.2026

2026.01.06

11:06:34 +0530

1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 73/2025, registered at Police Station Excise Circle, Bagbahra, District – Mahasamund (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that the police of Police Station Excise Circle, Bagbahra, District – Mahasamund (C.G.), received an information from the informant and on the bas