2025:JHHC:33592 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6355 of 2025 Md. Altaf aged about 19 years son of Md. Jaffir Kuraishi resident of Kuraishi Mohalla, Sahadat Chowk, PO Chatra P.S. Sadar District-Chatra .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State :- Mr. P.D.Agarwal, Advocate ---- 2/11.11.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Chatra Sadar P.S. Case No.202 of 2025, for offence registered under section 317(5)/ 3(5) of BNS, 2023 and section 11 of Animal Cruelty Act, 1960 and Section 5/12 of the Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition and Slaughter Act, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that petitioner happened to be owner of the motorcycle and allegations are made that seeing police force leaving the motorcycle the petitioner has fled away. He further submits that in identical situation, two co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA No.6013/2025. He then submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.18 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the petitioner happened to be the owner of the motorcycle. 5. Considering that the petitioner happened to be owner of the motorcycle and the allegations are made that leaving the motorcycle the petitioner has fled away and the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail as aforesaid and petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Chatra Sadar P.S. Case No.202 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 11.11.2025 SI/