Yogesh Kumar Dewangan v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
Chhattisgarh High Court CRMP No. 1503 of 2026 (decided 18.06.2026, Ramesh Sinha, CJ): quashing under Section 528 BNSS refused in an NDPS Section 21(b) case against a licensed pharmacist after seizure of ULTRANICE tablets, Contramal-100/Tramadol injections and PLANOKUF NEW codeine syrup; contentions of valid drug licence, GST invoices, incomplete decoy-sale and trap irregularities held to be disputed questions of fact for trial; Bhajan Lal seven-category test, Neeharika Infrastructure and Pradeep Kumar Kesharwani principles applied; FIR Crime No.139/2026, charge-sheet, cognizance and framing of charge upheld. Keywords: inherent jurisdiction; quashing of FIR/charge-sheet/cognizance/framing of charge; NDPS Act; pharmacist; decoy purchase; disputed questions of fact.
What did the court decide?
None; petition dismissed. Clarification recorded that the observations are confined to adjudication under Section 528 of the BNSS and shall not prejudice either party during trial.