Crl.O.P.No.14620 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 10.06.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE Mr. JUSTICE C.KUMARAPPAN Crl.O.P.No.14620 of 2026 Chandrasekar ... Petitioner Vs. 1.The State Represented by The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gingee, Villupuram District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Gingee Police Station, Villupuram District. 3.Manikandan ... Respondents PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Act, 2023, praying to enlarge the petitioner on anticipatory bail in the event of his arrest in Crime No.252 of 2026 pending on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr.A.Suresh Kumar For R1 & R2 : Mrs.R.S.Indira, Government Advocate (Crl.Side) 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.14620 of 2026 O R D E R The petitioner apprehends arrest for the alleged offence under Sections 296(b), 115(2), 118(1) and 351(3) of BNS, 2023, and Sections 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) and 3(2)(va) of the Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, in Crime No.252 of 2026 on the file of the respondent police seeks anticipatory bail. 2. This Court has carefully considered the materials available on record. Since the FIR discloses the commission of offences under the provisions of the Schedule Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, the bar contained under Section 18 of the said Act operates against the grant of anticipatory bail. Therefore, this petition seeking anticipatory bail is not maintainable. 3. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition stands dismissed. 10.06.2026 cda 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.14620 of 2026 To 1.The Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gingee, Villupuram District. 2.The Inspector of Police, Gingee Police Station, Villupuram District. 3.The Public Prosecutor, High Court of Madras. 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.O.P.No.14620 of 2026 C.KUMARAPPAN.J. cda Crl.OP.No.14620 of 2026 10.06.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis