2026:JHHC:21647 --1-- A.B.A. No. 4007 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4007 of 2026 ---- Jay Prakash Ray, S/o Gauri Shankar Ray, age 38 years, R/o village – Birpur, PO and PS – Raghopur, District – Vaishali, Bihar .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Ms. Aayushi Aman, Advocate For the State :- Shree Prakash Jha, Advocate ---- 02/22.07.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Ormanjhi P.S. Case No.25 of 2026, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 11(1)(a)(b)(d)(e) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and Section 12 of Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition of Slaughter Act, 2005 pending in the Court of learned JMFC, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has come on the confessional statement and the petitioner has purchased the bovine animals by way of Annexure-2. She further submits that apart from that there is no allegation against the petitioner. She then submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.14 of the petition. On these grounds, she submits that 2026:JHHC:21647 --2-- A.B.A. No. 4007 of 2026 anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there that the petitioner was sending the bovine animals to West Bengal for slaughtering and in view of that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Annexure-2 is a document which prima facie suggests that bovine animals purchased from agriculture market, Lohardaga and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.14 of the petition. In the attending facts and circumstances of this case, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released 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 learned JMFC, Ranchi in connection with Ormanjhi P.S. Case No.25 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 22.07.2026 Sangam/