( 2026:JHHC:3610 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 737 of 2026 1. Md. Parwez Qureshi, aged about 43 years, son of Bhus Qureshi @ Murtaza Qureshi, resident of village Neori, P.O. and P.S. Sadar, Dsitrict- Ranchi, Jharkhand 2. Habibullah Ansari, aged about 34 years, son of Sharif Ansari, resident of village Irba, Ormanjhi, P.O. and P.S. Ormanjhi, District-Ranchi (Jharkhand) ...... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. K.S. Nanda, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rajesh Kumar, A.P.P 02/ 11.02.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Silli P.S. Case No. 113 of 2025, registered under sections 317(5), 325, 3(5) of BNS, under section 11 (1) (a) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act-1960 and under section 12 of the Jharkhand Bovine Animal (Prevention of Slaughter) Act, pending in the Court of learned S.D.J.M, Ranchi. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that petitioners are nothing to do with the bovine animals and on the statement of the apprehended co-accused the petitioners have been roped in this case who has stated that bovine animals were being carried for delivery to these petitioners. He submits that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 8 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners 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 for delivery to these petitioners. 5. Considering that the name of the petitioners has come on the confessional statement of the apprehended co-accused and only it has been disclosed that bovine animals were being carried for delivery to these ( 2026:JHHC:3610 ) petitioners and petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 8 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned S.D.J.M, Ranchi, in connection with Silli P.S. Case No. 113 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.11.02.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-