[2026:JHHC:20369] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5944 of 2026 ------ Iltaf Quraishi @ Iltaf Ansari S/o Late Hasim Quraishi, Age – 55 Yrs, R/o Village – Mandar, Post – Mandar, P.S. – Mandar, District – Ranchi, Jharkhand, India .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. A.K. Kashyap, Sr. Advocate Ms. Vandana Kri. Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bishwambhar Shastri, Addl.P.P. ------ Order No:-03 Dated:-09-07-2026 Heard the parties. The petitioner has been made accused in connection with Pithoria P.S. Case No.42 of 2026 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 317(2), 3(5) of the B.N.S., 2023 and Sections 12(1) (2), 13 of the Jharkhand Bovine Animal (Prohibition of Slaughter) Act. Learned senior counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in transportation of skeleton and bones of bovine animals after their illegal slaughter in a pick-up van. It is next submitted that the allegation against the petitioner is false. It is then submitted that skeleton and bones of the bovine animals seized were not of illegally slaughtered bovine animals. It is further submitted that the petitioner has been in custody since 25.04.2026 as is evident from para-13 of the instant bail application. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as mentioned in para-18 of the instant bail application. It is also submitted that the co-accused, with similar allegations, has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 30.06.2026 passed in B.A. No.5911 of 2026. It is lastly submitted that the petitioner undertakes to co-operate with the trial of the case and also undertakes not to annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be released on bail. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer for bail of the petitioner. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioner is directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned S.D.J.M., Ranchi in connection with Pithoria P.S. Case No.42 of 2026 with the condition that he will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish his mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the trial of the case and he will not annoy or disturb the witnesses of the case in any manner during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Dated:- 09.07.2026 Saroj/