( 2026:JHHC:14780 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 2623 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2623 of 2026 Sonu Khan, aged 32 years, son of Gulam Rabbani, resident of Village- Sihuli, P.O. Darioura Sihuli, P.S. Gaya, District- Gaya (Bihar) … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Sudhir Kumar Roy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. ----- 02/14.05.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Nimiaghat P.S. Case No.100/2024, registered for the offence under Sections 303(2), 317(5), 112 read with Section 3(5) of the BNS, Sections 11(1)(A)(b)(f) h(K) of Prevention of Cruelty of Animal Act, Rule 12 of Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition Transportation of Animal Rules, 2005, Rules 47(a)(B)(C), 49, 54(A)(B) and (C) of the Transportation of Animal Rules, 1978, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner of container and the allegations are made of carrying bovine animals. He next submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 9 of this application. He also submits that the bovine animals were booked by another person. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that in a cruel manner the bovine animals were being carried in the said container and in view of that, the prayer for anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. ( 2026:JHHC:14780 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 2623 of 2026 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner of the said container and he has got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 9 of this application and it has been pointed out that the bovine animals were booked by another person 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 Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Giridih in connection with Nimiaghat P.S. Case No.100/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 14th May, 2026 Ajay/