1 2026:CGHC:9303 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 17 of 2026 Pritam Manhar S/o Chandan Manhar, Aged About 45 Years R/o Nalapara, Dhimrapur, Raigarh District- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Station House Officer, Police Station City Kotwali, District – Raigarh (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicants : Mr. Minakshi Gupta, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Nupur Trivedi, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 23.02.2026 1. The applicants have preferred this First Bail Application under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail, as they have been arrested in connection with Crime No. 617/2025, registered at Police Station – City Kotwali, District – Raigarh (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) and 59(A) of C.G. Excise Act. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that as the trial of the present case has ended in conviction, the present application has become infructuous. RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 3. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the applicant, the present application is dismissed as infructuous. - Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Rajshekhar