Crl.M.P.Nos.3298 & 3301 of 2026 in Crl.O.P.No.25281 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED : 17.02.2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE K.RAJASEKAR Crl.O.P.No.3878 of 2026 Venkatesan ... Petitioner Vs. State Rep by The Sub-Inspector of Police, Arni Town Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District. ... Respondent (Crime No.525 of 2025) PRAYER : Criminal Original Petition filed under Section 482 of BNSS, to enlarge the petitioner on bail in the event of his arrest in connection with the Crime No.525 of 2025 on the file of the respondent police. For Petitioner : Mr.G.Saravanan For Respondent : Mr.S.Udayakumar Government Advocate (Crl. Side) ORDER The petitioner, who apprehends arrest at the hands of the respondent police for the offences punishable under Sections 303(2), 326(a) of BNS, 2023 r/w Section 21(1) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 in Crime No. 525 of 2025, on the file of the respondent Police, seeks anticipatory bail. 1/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.M.P.Nos.3298 & 3301 of 2026 in Crl.O.P.No.25281 of 2025 2. This Court has dismissed the earlier anticipatory bail petition of the petitioner in Crl.O.P.No.30128 of 2025 on 05.11.2025 for the following reasons: 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of allegations, and the submissions made by learned counsels on either side, the fact that the petitioner ha one previous case and that the petitioner had allegedly indulged in illegal quarrying activities causing damage to the ecology, this Court is not inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 3. Now, the present petition has been filed without any change in circumstances after the dismissal of the petitioner’s earlier anticipatory bail petition. This clearly shows that the petitioner has abused the process of law. Hence, I am not inclined to reconsider the earlier order passed by this Court in Crl.O.P.No.30128 of 2025 on 05.11.2025. 4. Accordingly, this Criminal Original Petition is dismissed. 17.02.2026 smn To 2/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.M.P.Nos.3298 & 3301 of 2026 in Crl.O.P.No.25281 of 2025 1. The Sub-Inspector of Police, Arni Town Police Station, Tiruvannamalai District. 2.The Public Prosecutor High Court of Madras, Chennai 600 104. K.RAJASEKAR , J. smn 3/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis Crl.M.P.Nos.3298 & 3301 of 2026 in Crl.O.P.No.25281 of 2025 Crl.O.P.No.3878 of 2026 17.02.2026 4/4 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis