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CGHC010508212025 2026:CGHC:26857 AFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR CRA No. 2073 of 2025 Viral Patel S/o Mukesh Patel Aged About 30 Years R/o Kalol, P.S. Kalol, Distt.

Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat --- Appellant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The Police Station Azad Chowk, Raipur, Distt.

Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

--- Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Ashish Shrivastava, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Rahul Ambast, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, Govt. Advocate CRA No. 2099 of 2025 Ravindra Goyal S/o - Gopal Das Agrawal Aged About 46 Years R/o - Behind Super Sweet, Ashawai Nagar, Police Station - Purani Basti, Raipur, District -

Raipur (C.G.) --- Appellant versus VED PRAKASH State Of Chhattisgarh Through - Station House Officer, Police Station - Azad DEWANGAN Chowk, Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.)

Digitally signed by VED PRAKASH --- Respondent DEWANGAN Date:

2026.07.09

17:04:24 +0530 For Appellant : Ms. Fouzia Mirza, Senior Advocate along with Mr. Navin Shukla, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, Govt. Advocate CRA No. 2429 of 2025 Sahil Hasan S/o Mohammad Hasan Aged About 20 Years R/o Shiv Complex, Mova, 4th Floor, P.S. Pandri, Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh --- Appellant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through The P.S. Azad Chowk, Raipur, Distt. Raipur Chhattisgarh --- Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Syed Ishhadil Ali, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, Govt. Advocate CRA No. 2583 of 2025 Niyajuddin @ Vikky S/o Rukku Khan Aged About 28 Years R/o Raipur, C.G. In Front Of Khajana Shop P.S.- Azad Chowk, Raipur, District : Raipur, Chhattisgarh --- Appellant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Azad Chowk, Raipur, District :

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Raipur, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Chitranjay Singh Patel, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, Govt. Advocate CRA No. 2101 of 2025 Mukesh Kumar Sahu S/o Shri Ramcharan Sahu, Aged About 45 Years R/o Village Karsa, Post Andhi, P.S. Bhilai District Durg (C.G.)

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---Appellant Versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Sho, Azad Chowk Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.)

--- Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Dheerendra Pandey, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, Govt. Advocate CRA No. 598 of 2026 Akash Vishwakarma S/o Lt. Kailash Vishwakarma Aged About 37 Years R/o Trimurti Nagar Krishna Coloney Jabalpur, District- Jabalpur ---Appellant Versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Its. P.S. Azad Chowk Raipur District Raipur (C.G.)

--- Respondent For Appellant : Mr. Apoorv Trivedi and Mr. Abhijeet Mishra, Advocates For Respondent/State : Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, Govt. Advocate CRA No. 771 of 2026 J. Bhaskar Rao S/o J. Sampat Rao, Aged About 28 Years R/o Banjari Nagar, Near Shitla Mandir, P.S. D.D. Nagar, Raipur, Distt. Raipur (C.G.)

--- Appellant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Azad Chowk, Raipur, District-

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Raipur (C.G.)

--- Respondent (Cause title taken from Case Information System)

For Appellant : Mr. Pragalbha Sharma, Advocate For Respondent/State : Mr. Shaleen Singh Baghel, Govt. Advocate Hon’ble Shr i Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Hon’ble Shri R avindra Kumar Agrawal , Judge Judgment on Board Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice

01/07/2026

1.

All these appeals arise out of the same crime number and the same Special Case No. 32/2023, and were decided by a common judgment dated 01.09.2025; therefore, they are being heard and decided together.

2.

The details of criminal appeals filed by the respective appellants are given hereinbelow:-

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3.

All these appeals have been filed under Section 415 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (in short ‘BNSS’) by the respective appellants against the impugned judgments of conviction and sentence dated 01.09.2025, passed by the learned Special Judge (NDPS Act), Raipur in Special Case No. 32 of 2023. The said Special case is arising out of Crime No. 306/2022, registered at Police Station Azad Chowk,