1 2026:CGHC:22091 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 3171 of 2026 Ramesh Kumar S/o Dheersai Aged About 45 Years Koriya Colliery Chirmiri, Police Station And Tahsil Chirmiri, District Manendragarh- Chirmiri- Bharatpur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House OfÏcer, Police Of Police Station Chirmiri, District Manendragarh -Chirmiri, Bharatpur (C.G.) ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Ms. Gunja Taram, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Palak Dwivedi, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 11.05.2026 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. 80/2026 registered at Police Station- Chirmiri, District Manendragarh -Chirmiri, Bharatpur, (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act. RAHUL DEWANGAN Digitally signed by RAHUL DEWANGAN 2 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the matter has become infructuous as the trial has been concluded and the 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