IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.32433 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-17 Year-2025 Thana- BIHTA District- Patna ====================================================== 1. Ramesh Yadav @ Ramesh Singh S/O Sri Nath Yadav Resident of village- Inglishpur PS- Dhobahan Bazar, District- Bhojpur 2. Deepak Yadav S/O Gopal Yadav Resident of village- Akalupur, PS- Dumraon, District- Buxar ... ... Petitioner/s Versus The State of Bihar. ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr.Raju Kumar Singh, Adv For the Opposite Party/s : Mr.Md. Fahimuddin, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE JUSTICE SMT. SONI SHRIVASTAVA ORAL ORDER 3 10-07-2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners, learned counsel for the Informant and learned APP for the State. 2. Petitioners apprehend their arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 317(2), 303(2), 3(5), 281 of BNS and section 11(1), (a), (d), (I),(k) of the Animal Cruelty Act and section 47(a), 48, 52, 54 (A) of the Bihar Animal Transporation Act. 3. The prosecution story as unfolded in the FIR is that three pick up vans, which were being driven by rash and negligent manner, were left on the main road and upon inspection some cows and bulls were found in the said vans, who were not in a good condition and hence, the case was lodged under the Animal Cruelty Act. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the owner cum driver of two of the alleged pick Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.32433 of 2025(3) dt.10-07-2025 2/2 up vans which was seized by the police. It has also been submitted that the said vehicles were given on rent and they had no idea that the same had been put to such use. There is no recovery from the conscious possession of the petitioner and their names have surfaced only on the ground that they happens to be owner cum driver of the said pick up vans. The petitioners have no criminal antecedent. 5. Learned APP for the State opposes the prayer for bail. 6. Considering the aforementioned facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners, let in the event of their arrest/ surrender within a period of four weeks from today, be released on bail on furnishing bail bonds of Rs 10,000/- (ten thousand)with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned court below where the case is pending/ successor court in Bihta P.S.Case No. 17 of 2025, subject to condition as laid down under Section 438(2) of the Cr.P.C. 7. However, if in case, it is found that the petitioners are involved in cases of these nature in future, it would result to cancellation of bail bonds of the petitioners. N.K/- (Soni Shrivastava, J) U T