2025:JHHC:35839 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6748 of 2025 ---- Manoj Kumar Chaudhari @ Manoj Chaudhari @ Manoj Kumar Chaudhri aged about 55 years son of Satyanaran Chaudhri, residence of Murhu Basti, PO and PS Murhu, District Khunti, Jharkhand.... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Saurabh Kr. Das, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Prabir Kr. Chatterjee, Advocate ---- 4/01.12.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Namkum P.S. Case No.500 of 2024, for offence registered under section 317(5), 3(5) of BNS, 2023, Section 11(1)(d)(e) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960, section 4(B) of Bihar/Jharkhand Preservation and Improvement of Animal Act, 1955 and section 12 of Jharkhand Bovine Animal (Prohibition of Slaughter) Act, 2005, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the owner of the pick-up van and the allegations are made that illegally bovine animals were being carried on the said vehicle. The learned counsel, on instruction, further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that illegally bovine animals were being carried on the said vehicle. 5. Considering that petitioner is owner of the pick-up van and he was not present on the spot, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Ranchi, in connection with Namkum P.S. Case No.500 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 01.12.2025 SI/