( 2026:JHHC:343 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 7504 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 7504 of 2025 Ali Hussain, aged about 29 years, S/o Israfil Ansari, R/o Village- Bank Mohalla, P.O. & P.S. Nagri, District- Ranchi (Jharkhand) … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Kripa Shankar Nanda, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. ----- 02/08.01.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Nagri P.S. Case No.132/2025, registered for the offence under Sections 317(5)/3(5) of the BNS, Sections 12(1) of Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition of Slaughter Act and Section 11(1)(D)/11(1)(E) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act, pending in the Court of the learned Judicial Magistrate, 1st Class, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is happened to be the owner cum driver of the pick-up van. He further submits that the allegations are made that illegally bovine animals were being carried in the said pick-up van. He next submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent and that has been disclosed in paragraph 12 of this application. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that in cruel manner, the bovine animals were being carried. 5. Considering that the petitioner is the owner cum driver of the pick-up van and he has got no criminal antecedent and only allegation is made of carrying bovine animals and in the attending facts and circumstances of the ( 2026:JHHC:343 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 7504 of 2025 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, Ranchi in connection with Nagri P.S. Case No.132/2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 8th January, 2026 Ajay/