N.D. MALLESHWAR RAO vs Directorate of Revenue Intelligence — CRA/702/2025

Disposed: --DISMISSED on 15th April 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: CGHC010120892025

Filing Number

CRA/5361/2025

Filing Date

25-Mar-2025

Registration No

CRA/702/2025

Registration Date

02-Apr-2025

Judge

Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal

Coram

Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal

Bench Type

Division Bench

Category

CRIMINAL MATTERS ( 14 )

Sub-Category

CRIMINAL MATTERS RELATING TO DRUGS & COSMETICS, NDPS ACT. ( 1416 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

15-Apr-2026

Nature of Disposal

--DISMISSED

Last updated 22-May-2026

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.N.D. MALLESHWAR RAO

    Adv. BARUN KUMAR CHAKRABARTY

  2. 2.Albudi Bosu

    Adv. Pragalbha Sharma,KSHITIJ SHARMA RUCHI NAGAR LAXMI GUPTA

  3. 3.Yennade Bhujang Rao

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Directorate of Revenue Intelligence

    Adv. ,ANUMEH SHRIVASTAVA,Ashutosh Singh Kachhawaha,Shruti Pramar,SAURABH SHUKLA,SAURABH SHUKLA 1123

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 15-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar AgrawalView PDF

    Summary: The Chhattisgarh High Court upheld the conviction of four appellants under the NDPS Act for transporting 1,533.791 kilograms of ganja, finding that substantial compliance with statutory procedures, coupled with overwhelming evidence including credible witness testimony, documentary evidence, forensic confirmation, and proper chain of custody, proved the case beyond reasonable doubt. The court rejected arguments regarding procedural lapses in Section 52-A sampling, holding that minor procedural discrepancies do not vitiate the prosecution case when other material evidence is convincing and reliable. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 15-Apr-2026

    Motion Hearing Matters

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice , Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal

  4. 13-Apr-2026

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,Hon'ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar AgrawalView PDF

  5. 30-Jun-2025

    Hon'ble The Chief Justice,Hon'ble Shri Justice Bibhu Datta GuruView PDF

  6. 30-Jun-2025

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 25-Mar-2025

    Case filed

    Registration No. CRA/702/2025

casestatus.in Summary

Summary: The Chhattisgarh High Court upheld the conviction of four appellants under the NDPS Act for transporting 1,533.791 kilograms of ganja, finding that substantial compliance with statutory procedures, coupled with overwhelming evidence including credible witness testimony, documentary evidence, forensic confirmation, and proper chain of custody, proved the case beyond reasonable doubt. The court rejected arguments regarding procedural lapses in Section 52-A sampling, holding that minor procedural discrepancies do not vitiate the prosecution case when other material evidence is convincing and reliable. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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