2026:CGHC:19625 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 3860 of 2026 Himanshu Barman S/o Chaitu Ram Barman Aged About 34 Years R/o Satnami Para Kunda, District Kawardha (C.G.), At Present Quarter No. 123 Police Line, Janta Colony, District Raipur (C.G.)

... Applicant(s)

versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer P.S. Tikrapara, District - Raipur (C.G.)

KUNAL DEWANGAN ... Non-Applicant(s)

Digitally signed by KUNAL DEWANGAN For Applicant(s) : Mr. Tarendra Kumar Jha, Advocate.

For Non-Applicant(s) : Ms. Smriti Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Order on Board

28/04/2026

1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNSS’) for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 119/2026 registered at Police Station Tikrapara District- Raipur (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 21(b) of NDPS Act.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 10.02.2026, upon receiving secret information, the concerned Police Officials was conducted a raid behind Nilkantheshwar Temple, Mathpara, Raipur. At the time of the rai