2026:JHHC:1169 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 1823 of 2026 ---- Mohammad Naeem Ansari, aged about 53 years, son of Mohammad Yasin, resident of Village Ramgarh, P.O. and P.S. Kauwal, District Palamu, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. A.K. Choudhary, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Prabir Kr Chatterjee, Advocate ---- 2/21.04.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kuru P.S.Case No.134 of 2025, for offence registered under section 317(5), 317(4) and 3(5) of BNS, 2023, Section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and section 12(1)(2) of Jharkhand Bovine Animals (Prohibition of Slaughter) Act, 2005, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Lohardaga. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is not named in the FIR and the petitioner happened to be the owner of the pick-up van and the allegations are made of carrying bovine animals on the said pick-up van. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.13 of the petition. 2026:JHHC:1169 2 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the petitioner happened to be owner of the said pick-up van. He also submits that the person who is named in the FIR his anticipatory bail application stands dismissed as withdrawn in ABA No.1722 of 2026. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner of the said pick- up van and his name surfaced in course of investigation and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as aforesaid and the case of the petitioner is standing on different footing from the case of the person whose bail application stood dismissed as withdrawn in the aforesaid ABA, and in that view of the matter, the petitioner, above named, is, hereby, directed to surrender before learned court within two weeks from today, and learned court shall release the petitioner, above named, on such terms and conditions as well as sureties as the learned court may deem fit and proper. 6. A.B.A. No.1823 of 2026 is disposed of. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 21.04.2026 SI/