2026:CGHC:20663 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4073 of 2026 Praveen Kashyap S/o Chhatu Prasad Kashyap Aged About 36 Years R/o Ramanujganj Ward No. 3, Police Station Ramanujganj, District Balrampur-Ramanujganj (C.G.)

... Applicant(s)

versus AKD KUE H WMI AAL NRES G H AN DsAKD iKU i E gg Hn WM iteI a AA dL l NR Eby S G yH AN State Of Chhattisgarh Through Excise Department Divisional Flying Squad Division Surguja, C.G.

... Respondent(s)

For Applicant(s) : Mr. Akath Kumar Yadav, Advocate.

For Respondent(s) : Mr. Shailendra Sharma, Panel Lawyer.

Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

Order on Board

04/05/2026

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. 149/2025 registered at Police Station Excise Department Divisional Flying Squad Division Surguja (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 21(C) & 29 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985.

2. Case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 20.11.2025, the Assistant District Excise Officer, Ranjeet Kumar Gupta, while on pa