( 2026:JHHC:1724 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 313 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 313 of 2026 Sandeep Banerjee @ Sandeep Thakur, aged about 34 years, son of Late Sapan Banerjee, resident of Village & P.O. Almesha, P.S. Tamar, District- Ranchi, State- Jharkhand, Aadhar No. 5377 1811 5474, Mobile NO. 8340441942 … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Saif Eqbal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. ----- 06/22.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Khunti P.S. Case No.170/2024, registered for the offence under Sections 111/317(4)/ 317(5) of the BNS, 2023, Section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, 1960 and Section 12 of Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition of Slaughter Act, 2005, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khunti. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegations are made that on a truck bovine animals were being carried. He further submits that the apprehended co-accused have taken name of this petitioner by saying that the petitioner was escorting the said vehicle in separate Alto car. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 16 of this application. He also submits that one of the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail by a Coordinate Bench of this Court in A.B.A. No.2138 of 2025. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there against the petitioner of escorting the said vehicle on Alto car. ( 2026:JHHC:1724 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 313 of 2026 5. Considering that the name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement and he has got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 16 of this application and one of the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A. and other co-accused have also been granted regular bail by this Court and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Khunti in connection with Khunti P.S. Case No.170/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 22nd January, 2026 Ajay/