Neutral Citation No. ( 2025:JHHC:31645 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A No. 8806 of 2025 Shamim Khan, aged about 39 years, S/o Akalim Khan, R/o Village Sheikh Bigha, P.O. Son Nagar, P.S. Barun, District Aurangabad, Bihar --- --- Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand --- --- Opp. Party --- CORAM: Hon’ble Mr. Justice Ambuj Nath --- For the Petitioner: Mr. Sunil Kr. Upadhyay, Advocate For the O.P-State: Mr. Pankaj Kumar, P.P. --- 03 / 14.10.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with Pindrajora P.S. Case No. 59 of 2025 for the offences registered under sections 299, 303(2) and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, section 3, 11(1)(a)(b)(d)(e)(h)(i)(j) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, section 3, 4 and 12 of Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition of Slaughter Act, 2005 and section 47 (a)(b), 48, 49(a)(b), 51(a), 52, 53 and 54(1) (2) of Transport of Animal Rules, 1978, pending in the court of Sri Kishore Kumar, learned J.M.F.C, Bokaro. 3. On 09.03.2025, Pindrajora Police on the basis of confidential information, intercepted a truck bearing registration no. BR 24 GB 0199 near Mirdha Check Post. On search, 35 cattle were found loaded on the said vehicle 4. It was submitted that the petitioner was not arrested at the place of occurrence. It was further submitted that the petitioner is the registered owner of the said vehicle. It was finally submitted that the driver of the vehicle without the consent of the petitioner was transporting the seized cattle. 5. In view of the submission made above, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioner on bail. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is directed to be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 20,000/- (Rupees twenty thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of Sri Kishore Kumar, learned J.M.F.C, Bokaro in connection with Pindrajora P.S. Case No. 59 of 2025. (Ambuj Nath, J) October 14, 2025 Ranjeet/ Uploaded