1 2026:CGHC:12545 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 873 of 2026 Ritesh Rajak S/o Shri Sahdev Rajak Aged About 34 Years R/o Purana Dhaba, Ward No. 04 Out Post- Chikhali, Police Station- Kotwali, District- Rajnandgaon (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through Police Out Post- Chikhali, Police Station- Kotwali, District Rajnandgaon (C.G.) ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Mr. Khilendra Sahu, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Ritika Verma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 16.03.2026 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. 766/2025 registered at Police Out Post- Chikhali, Police Station- Kotwali, District Rajnandgaon, (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the C.G. Excise Act. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the matter has become infructuous as the trial has been concluded and the RAHUL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by RAHUL DEWANGAN 2 applicant has been acquitted. 3. Learned State counsel has no objection. 4. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the applicant, the present bail application is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE Rahul Dewangan