( 2026:JHHC:18509 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 3361 of 2026 S.K. Burhan @ Seikh Burhan, aged about 39 years, son of S.K. Ohab, resident of village Municipality Ward No.7, Jhalda, P.O. and P.S. Jhalda, District Puruliya, State-West Bengal ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Ms. Priyanka Agrawal, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kr. Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. 02/ 24.06.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Gola P.S. Case No. 20 of 2026, registered under sections 12(1), 12(2) and 12(3) of the Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition of Slaughter Act, 2005 and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Ramgarh. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is owner of pick-up van and allegations are made that bovine animals were being carried on the said vehicle. She next submits that another person booked the said animals and petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 13 of the petition. On these grounds, she submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that bovine animals were being carried on the said vehicle. 5. Considering that petitioner is the owner of pick-up van and petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 13 of the petition and it has been pointed out that another person booked the said animals. ( 2026:JHHC:18509 ) 6. In the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Ramgarh, in connection with Gola P.S. Case No. 20 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.24.06.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-