2026:CGHC:18667 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 3684 of 2026 Shiva S/o Ramji Aged About 29 Years R/o Village - Dukal Sagar Mohalla Police Station And Tahsil- Sakti District- Sakti (C.G.)

... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer Excise Circle Sakti, District – Sakti (C.G.)

Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Chandrikaditya Pandey, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Smriti Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer.

RAJSHEKHAR Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice SONI

Order on Board

Digitally signed by 23.04.2026 RAJSHEKHAR SONI

1.

The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 300/2025-2026, registered at Police Station – Excise Circle Sakti, District – Sakti (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of C.G. Excise Act.

2.

The case of the prosecution, is that the Police of Police Station – information through the informant and on the basis of such information the Police has seized a total of 08 liters of Mahua liquor from the possession of the applicant. Thereafter, the applicant has