Xyz v. State of Chhattisgarh
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur, WPCR No. 240 of 2026 (neutral citation 2026:CGHC:21094-DB), decided 06/05/2026, Per Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice; bench also included Ravindra Kumar Agrawal, Judge. Petitioner XYZ sought mandamus directing State police authorities (respondents 1-4) to arrest respondent no. 5 (Umesh Sahu) in FIR no. 120/2026, P.S. Malkharoda, Distt. Sakti (CG). Counsel for the petitioner stated that during pendency the petitioner was granted anticipatory bail by order dated 23.04.2026 in MCRCA No. 554/2026, rendering the relief infructuous. Petition dismissed as infructuous; no costs or directions recorded; no statutes or precedents cited; no dissent.
What did the court decide?
This Court held that the petition had become infructuous, the relief in paragraph 10.1 having been overtaken by the grant of anticipatory bail to the petitioner during pendency, and accordingly dismissed the petition.