1 2026:CGHC:25481 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 3548 of 2026 Makardhwaj Rathiya S/o Shri Nanki Rathiya, Aged About 40 Years R/o Village-Gudgud, Thana- Punjipathra, District-Raigarh (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through The Station House Officer, Police Station Punjipathra, District- Raigarh (C.G.) ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Ms. Sakshi Singh Thakur, Advocate. For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Smriti Shrivastava, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 22.06.2026 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. 52/2026 registered at Police Station - Punjipathra, District- Raigarh, (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 34(2) and 59(a) of the Chhattisgarh 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