( 2025:JHHC:34209 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 6478 of 2025 Md. Istiyak, aged about 23 years, son of Md. Mustakim, resident of Bind Muhalla, P.O. Chatra, Police Station-Sadar, District-Chatra ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Rajesh Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. 02/ 17.11.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bashishthanagar P.S. Case No. 67 of 2024, registered under sections 317 (4)/3(5) of BNS, section 4 (1), 12(1), 12(2) and 13 of Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition of Slaughter Act, 2005 and Section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner happens to be owner of the vehicle in question and allegations are made that on the said vehicle bovine animals were being carried. He submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 19 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 illegally bovine animals were being carried on the said vehicle. 5. Considering that petitioner is owner of the vehicle in question and he has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 19 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned ( 2025:JHHC:34209 ) 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, Chatra, in connection with Bashishtnagar P.S. Case No. 67 of 2024, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.17.11.2025 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-