( 2025:JHHC:31344 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5908 of 2025 Md. Anwar Quraishi, Age 60 years, son of late Md. Mansur Kuraishi @ late Feku Quraishi, resident of village Khanka Masjid Line Muhallah, P.O. and Distrrict- Chatra, P.S. Chatra ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Rahul Pandey, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Lily Sahay, A.P.P. 04/ 10.10.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chatra Sadar P.S. Case No 371 of 2022, registered under sections 429 of BNS and section 12(1) of Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition of Slaughter Act, 2005 pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate at Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that false allegation has been made of selling beef in a particular place and name of the petitioner has come on the basis of information given by unknown source and even the person who has disclosed the name of the petitioner, the name of that person has not been disclosed in the F.I.R. He also submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 8 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioner has come from reliable source. 5. Considering that name of the petitioner has come on the basis of information given by a person however, the name of that person has not been disclosed in the F.I.R and further petitioner has no criminal antecedent ( 2025:JHHC:31344 ) which is disclosed in para 8 of the petition. 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate at Chatra, in connection with Chatra Sadar P.S. Case No 371 of 2022, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.10.10.2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-