1 CGHC010164732026 2026:CGHC:29434 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRC No. 4173 of 2026 Dev Kumar Yadav S/o Shri Kheloo, Aged About 47 Years R/o Ward No. 02, Dalhapondi, P.S. Akaltara, Dist-Janjgir- Champa (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State of Chhattisgarh Through - Excise Circle Akaltara, District- Janjgir- Champa (C.G.) ... Non-Applicant For Applicant : Mr. Sahil Sahu, Advocate For Non-applicant/State : Ms. Ankita Shukla, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Mr. Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order on Board 13.07.2026 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. 09/2026 registered at Police Station - Excise Circle Akaltara, District- Janjgir- Champa, (C.G.) for the offence punishable under Section 34(2) 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