2026:CGHC:18472 NAFR Digitally signed by ARPAN HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR ARPAN SRIVASTAVA SRIVASTAVA Date:

2026.04.23

15:43:31 +0530 MCRC No. 2333 of 2026 Ravi Soni @ Monu S/o Gokul Soni Aged About 20 Years Resident Of B.S.U.P. Colony Khalbada Block- No.34, Room No.01, Saddu P.S.

Vidhansabha Raipur (C.G.)

... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House Officer, Police Station Vidhansabha Raipur, District- Raipur (C.G.)

... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. C.R. Sahu, Advocate For Non-applicant : Mr. Shailendra Sharma, P.L.

Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice

Order on Board

22.04.2026

1. The applicant has preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) for grant of regular bail, as he has been arrested in connection with Crime No.445/2025, registered at Police Station: Vidhansabha Raipur, District-Raipur, Chhattisgarh for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh, Excise Act.

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on the date of the incident, acting upon secret information received from an informant, the police conducted a search at an open place where an unknown per