1 2025:CGHC:54589 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MCRCA No. 1726 of 2025 Dhirendra Rathore S/o Devi Singh Rathore Aged About 43 Years R/o Ward No. 6. Bazar Chowk, Saragaon, District- Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) ... Applicant versus State Of Chhattisgarh Through- Station House OfÏcer- Police Station Baradwar, District – Sakti (C.G.) ... Non-applicant For Applicant : None. For Non-applicant/State : Mr. Amit Verma, Panel Lawyer. Hon'ble Shri Ramesh Sinha, Chief Justice Order On Board 10.11.2025 1. The applicants have preferred this Anticipatory Bail application under Section 482 of BNSS, 2023, apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No. 234/2025, registered at Police Station – Baradwar, District – Sakti (C.G.) for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 296, 351(3), 115(2), 221 and 224 of the BNS, and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. 2. Learned State counsel raised a preliminary objection regarding the maintainability of the present anticipatory bail application, as the same is not maintainable in view of the provisions contained in Section 18 of the RAJSHEKHAR SONI Digitally signed by RAJSHEKHAR SONI 2 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, to which learned counsel for the applicant could not waive out the preliminary objection raised by learned State counsel. 3. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the material available on record. 4. Learned counsel for the applicants could not waive out the preliminary objection raised by the learned State counsel, hence, the present anticipatory bail application of the applicant – Dhirendra Rathore, apprehending their arrest in connection with Crime No. 234/2025, registered at Police Station – Baradwar, District – Sakti (C.G.) for alleged commission of offence punishable under Sections 296, 351(3), 115(2), 221 and 224 of the BNS, and Sections 3(1)(r) and 3(1)(s) of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, is dismissed as not maintainable, in view of Section 18 of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Sd/- (Ramesh Sinha) Chief Justice Rajshekhar