2025:JHHC:37369 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.7084 of 2025 Faruque Ansari aged about 39 Years S/O Badaruddin Ansari R/O Village-Kotam P.O. Kotam P.S.- Gumla District- Gumla (Jharkhand). …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Kirpa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, APP ------ 2/12.12.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No.295/2025, registered for the offence under Sections 317(5)/325/3(5) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 and under Section 11 of Animal Cruelty Act, pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner happened to be the owner of the vehicle in question and the allegations are made that by the said vehicle, buffaloes were being carried. He further submits that the petitioner has purchased the buffaloes from Orrisa from a cattle market at the cost of Rs.96,000/-. Buttress to this argument, he refers to Annexure-2, which is the receipt. He also submits that with regard to Bovine Animals, the allegation is not made in the FIR. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that it is alleged that the theft buffaloes were being carried. 5. Considering that the Annexure-2 is a document, which prima 2025:JHHC:37369 2 facie suggest that Rs.96,000/- was paid in the cattle market and it has been pointed out that the brother of the petitioner has purchased the He-buffaloes and the petitioner happened to be owner of the said vehicle, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date of receipt of the order and on the event of his surrender / arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Gumla, in connection with Gumla P.S. Case No.295/2025, subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 12.12.2025 R.Kumar