2026:CGHC:12551 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 779 of 2026 Sandeep Kumar Kushwaha S/o Shri Brij Mohan Kushwaha Aged About 25 Years R/o - Village - Jaurahi, P.S. Raghunathnagar, District - Balrampur -

Ramanujganj (C.G.)

... Applicant versus State of C.G. Through Excise Department Circle - Balrampur, District -

Balrampur - Ramanujganj (C.G.)

... Non-applicant Digitally signed by ABHISHEK For Applicant : Mr. Pawan Shrivastava, Advocate.

ABHISHEK SHRIVAS SHRIVAS Date:

2026.03.17

11:11:03 For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Sourabh Sahu, Panel Lawyer.

+0530 Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Order on Board

16.03.2026

1. This is the first bail application filed 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. 89/2025 registered at Police Station Excise Department Circle-Balrampur, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section

34(1)क, 34(2), 36, 59( क) of the C.G. Excise Act.

2. The case of the prosecution is that, on the basis of secret information received on 31.12.2025, the staff of the Excise Sub-Inspector, Circle Wadrafnagar, searche