( 2025:JHHC:33462 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B. A. No. 9752 of 2025 Mohammad Nabib @ Md. Ballu @ Lallu Sheikh @ Ballu @ Bablu, aged about 35 years, son of Jamil Sheikh @ Mohammad Jalil, resident of Khatkulbahar, P.O. & P.S.- Kutra, District- Sundergarh, State- Odisha. …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand …. Opp. Party ------ CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMBUJ NATH ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Nilesh Kumar, Advocate Mr. Priyanka Agrawal, Advocate For the Opp. Party : Ms. Vandana Bharti, A.P.P. ----- 2/ 10.11.2025 Heard the parties. 2. Petitioner has been made accused in connection with S.T. No. 633 of 2025 arising out of Dhurwa (T) P.S. Case No. 179 of 2022 for the offences registered under Sections 353, 302, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 11(a)(b)(d)(e) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960, Section 4-B of the Bihar Prevention and Improvement of Animal Act and Section 12 of the Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition of Slaughter Act and cognizance has been taken for the offences under Sections 353, 302, 34 of the Indian Penal Code, Sections 11(a)(b) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960, Section 4-B of the Bihar Prevention and Improvement of Animal Act, Section 12 of the Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition of Slaughter Act and Section 17 of the C.L.A. Act, pending in the Court of learned Addl. Judicial Commissioner-XVII, Ranchi. 3. During the intervening night of 19/20.07.2022, Dhurwa police received confidential information that a pick van bearing registration No. JH01EJ7501 after breaking the barriers of Basiya, Kamdara and Torpa P.S. was proceeding towards Tupudana. The said vehicle was intercepted near Tupudana O.P., the driver of the vehicle ran over one of the police officers, namely, Sandhya Topno, due to which she succumbed to her injury. Later on, the vehicle turned turtle. Driver Nezar Khan was apprehended, while owner of the vehicle, Sajid, who was present in the vehicle managed to flee away. Several injured bovine animals were recovered from the vehicle. 4. It was submitted that the name of the petitioner has transpired in the confession of driver of the seized vehicle. It was further submitted that similarly situated co-accused Taushif Quraishi has been granted bail by this Court earlier vide B.A. 2730 of 2024. 5. Considering the nature of allegation and the fact that similarly placed co-accused has been granted bail by this Court earlier, 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 learned Addl. Judicial Commissioner-XVII, Ranchi, in connection with S.T. No. 633 of 2025 arising out of Dhurwa (T) P.S. Case No. 179 of 2022. (Ambuj Nath, J.) 10.11.2025 R.Kr.