Md. Firoz Kuraishi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.46171 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-31 Year-2026 Thana- Vasudevpur District- Munger ====================================================== Md. Firoz Kuraishi S/O Late Ali Raja Kuraishi Resident of Village-Amhara, Police Station-Amhara, District- Lakhisarai.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Shakil Ahmad Khan, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :

Ms. Rina Sinha, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH ORAL ORDER 16-07-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and the State.

2. Petitioner apprehends arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 303(2), 317(2), 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Sections 11(1)(a)(d)(h)(k) of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act and Sections 47, 48, 50, 54, 56(e) of the Transport of Animals Rules.

3. Prosecution case, in brief, is that on a secret information, a raid was conducted and a pick-up van which was illegally transporting cattle, was seized. Petitioner is owner of the seized pick-up van.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has committed no offence. Petitioner has got no concern with the seized cattle and he has been made accused in this case merely because he is owner of the seized

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.46171 of 2026(2) dt.16-07-2026 2/2 vehicle. As a matter of fact, the seized vehicle was commercial and one Shamim Quraishi had hired the same from the driver of the vehicle, who had purchased the cattle from Utsav Pashu Hatt Mela, Dulalpur PO, Sheikhpura, which is evident from the receipts annexed at Annexure-P/2 and was transporting the cattle from the vehicle of this petitioner, without the knowledge and consent of this petitioner.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State vehemently opposed the bail application.

6. Considering backdrop of the case, this anticipatory bail is allowed and it is ordered that let the above named petitioner in the event of his arrest/surrender before the court below within a period of eight weeks from today, be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail-bond of Rs. 10,000/- (ten thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Munger in connection with Basudeopur P. S. Case No. 31 of 2026, subject to condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Prabhat Kumar Singh, J) Navya/- U T