1 2026:CGHC:22577 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 3458 of 2026 Vijaylal Khunte S/o Ramdas Aged About 39 Years R/o Village Palsaapali, Police Station Baloda, Distt. Mahasamund Chhattisgarh ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through Police Station Excise Circle Saraipali, District – Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. ... Non-applicant For Applicants : Mr. Amarnath Pandey, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Smriti Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 13.05.2026 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. 144/2025, registered at Police Station – Excise Circle Saraipali, District – Mahasamund (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that as the trial of the present case has ended in acquittal, 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