1 CGHC010225172026 2026:CGHC:29138 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 897 of 2026 1 - Ajay Goswami Son Of Harinath Giri, Aged About 30 Years Resident Of Village Kunkuna, Dhihyipara, Police Station Bango, District- Korba (C.G.) 2 - Rakesh Giri Son Of Haratgiri, Aged About 19 Years Resident Of Village Kunkuna, Dhihyipara, Police Station Bango, District- Korba (C.G.) 3 - Amar Giri Son Of Santosh Giri, Aged About 19 Years Resident Of Village Jherdihi, Police Station Lundra, District- Sarguja (C.G.) 4 - Shivani Giri Wife Of Rakesh Giri, Aged About 18 Years Resident Of Village Kunkuna, Dhihyipara, Police Station Bango, District- Korba (C.G.) 5 - Jitendra Kumar Giri Son Of Munnagiri, Aged About 21 Years Resident Of Village Kunkuna, Dhihyipara, Police Station Bango, District- Korba (C.G.) ... Applicants versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through- The Station House Officer, Police Of Police Station Bango, District- Korba (C.G.) ... Non-Applicant For Applicants : Miss Divya Sahu, Advocate. For Non-Applicant : Miss Anusha Naik, Deputy GA. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha , Chief Justice Order on Board 10/07/2026 KRISHNA KUMAR BARVE Digitally signed by KRISHNA KUMAR BARVE Date: 2026.07.13 11:58:09 +0530 2 1. This first anticipatory bail application under Section 482 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 has been filed by the applicants, who are apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No.83/2026 registered at Police Station – Bango, District – Korba (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 296, 351 (2), 351 (3), 333, 74, 74 (1), 76, 191 (1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and under Sections 5 & 6 of the POCSO Act. 2. At the outset, learned counsel for the applicants submits that the instant Anticipatory bail application has become infructuous, as the Applicants have already been arrested, which is not disputed by learned counsel for the State. 3. In view of the submission made by learned counsel for the applicants, the instant Anticipatory bail application is dismissed as having become infructuous. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) CHIEF JUSTICE Barve