ASHIF RAZA v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND
Court: High Court of Jharkhand
Bench: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI
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Case summary
High Court of Jharkhand judgment dated 2025-12-02. ASHIF RAZA v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND. Read the judgment and case details on LawSphereX.
Judgment text
2025:JHHC:36054 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A. B. A. No. 6834 of 2025 ---- Ashif Raza, age 27 years son of Jamil Quraishi, r/o Near Mohammad Masjid, Quraishi Mohalla, PO and PS-Doranda, District-Ranchi, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Rahul Pandey, Advocate Ms. Kaushiki Mishra, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Sanat Kumar Jha, Advocate ---- 2/02. 12. 2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Lower Bazar PS Case No. 195 of 2025, for offence registered under section 317(5),3(5) of BNS, 2023 and also section 12 of Jharkhand Bovine Animal (Prohibition of Slaughter) st Act, 2005, pending in court of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1 Class, at Ranchi. 3.
Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the name of the petitioner has come on confessional statement and the petitioner has nothing to do with the bovine animals and even the petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the vehicle in question. He further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no. 9 and the only allegation is made that the petitioner has asked to carry the bovine animals on the vehicle in question. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegations are there of carrying the bovine animals on the vehicle in question. 5. Considering that the petitioner is neither the owner nor the driver of the vehicle in question and only allegation is made of carrying the bovine animals on the vehicle in question and further the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6.
Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of st like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate, 1 Class, Ranchi, in connection with Lower Bazar PS Case No. 195 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. ) 02. 12. 2025 SI/
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