. ( 2025:JHHC:30456 ) --1-- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 5778 of 2025 ---- Kashib @ Kashif Qumar, aged about 25 years, son of Shekh Kamruddin, resident of H. No. 97, Kuli Road, near Mahazeer Ansar, Azad Nagar, P.O and P.S Azadnagar, District- East Singhbhum .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand. .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. J.N Upadhayay, Advocate :- Mr. Mayank Kumar, Advocate :- Mr. Rahul Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Subodh Kumar Dubey,A.P.P. ---- 02/26.09.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with, M.G.M. P.S Case No. 129 of 2022 for the alleged offences registered under Section 414 and 120B of the IPC and Section 12 (1) (2) & (3) of the Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition of Slaughter Act, 2005, pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jamshedpur. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has no concern with the consignment of skin of bovine animal which was allegedly seized from the pick-up van. He further submits that the owner of the vehicle has got the anticipatory bail in A.B.A No. 6614 of 2023 and the only allegation was made that the skin . ( 2025:JHHC:30456 ) --2-- of bovine animal was being transported to be delivered in the house of the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegation is there of delivery of skin of bovine animal to the house of the petitioner. 5. Considering that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, and one of the co-accused being owner of the pick-up van has been granted the privilege of anticipatory bail and, in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 7. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Jamshedpur, in connection with M.G.M. P.S Case No. 129 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 26.09.25 (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Abha/