( 2026:JHHC:21042 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3847 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3847 of 2026 Mohammad Anas Quraishi, aged about 25 years, son of Mohammad Maqsood Quraishi, resident of Quraishi Mohalla, Azad Basti, P.O. & P.S. Lower Bazar, District- Ranchi (Jharkhand), PIN-834001 … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Shahid Khan, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. ----- 04/17.07.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Barora P.S. Case No.07/2026 dated 30.01.2026, registered for the offence under Sections 303(2), 317(2), 317(5), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Section 11(a)(d) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act and Section 12(1)(2)(3) of the Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition of Slaughter Act, 2005, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Dhanbad. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is the owner of the vehicle and the allegations are made of carrying bovine animal. He also submits that the petitioner was having no knowledge of carrying bovine animal. He next submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 13 of this application. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of illegally carrying bovine animal. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner of the vehicle and he has got no criminal antecedent, as disclosed in paragraph 13 of this application ( 2026:JHHC:21042 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3847 of 2026 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, Dhanbad in connection with Barora P.S. Case No.07/2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 17th July, 2026 Ajay/