1 2026:CGHC:23825 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 2517 of 2026 Firoj Khan S/o Rasid Khan Aged About 52 Years R/o Navbharat Press Ke Pass Rajbandha Maidan Maudahapara Raipur District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through- Police Station Maudahapara District- Raipur (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicant : Mr. Vikas Kumar Pandey, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Smriti Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 15.06.2026 1. This is the first bail application filed under Section 483 of the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for grant of regular bail to the applicant who has been arrested in connection with Crime No. 274/2025 registered at Police Station Maudahapara, District – Raipur (C.G.), for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) of the Chhattisgarh Excise Act. 2. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has already been acquitted by the trial Court, therefore, the present bail application has become infructuous. 3. In view of the submission made by the learned counsel for the applicant, ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Digitally signed by ABHISHEK SHRIVAS Date: 2026.06.16 15:01:17 +0530 2 the present bail application is dismissed as infructuous. 4. Ms. Smriti Shrivastava, learned Panel Lawyer, appearing for the non- applicant/State, is present. - Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Abhishek