JUDGMENT :

SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI, J.

1. Heard Mr. Nilesh Kumar, learned counsel for the petitioner and Mr. Devesh Krishna, learned counsel for the State.

2. This petition has been filed for direction upon the respondents to release the vehicle of the petitioner bearing registration no. WB-09-1482 which has been seized in connection with Syamsunderpur P.S. Case No. 07 of 2021 lodged for commission of alleged offence under section 428, 429, 34 of the IPC and Section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and section 12(1)(2)(3) of the Jharkhand Bovine Animal Prohibition of Slaughter Act, 2005 whereby and the application for release in connection with G.R. Case No. 181/2021 has been rejected vide order dated 7.2.2022 by SDJM, Ghatshila, pending in the court of SDJM, Ghatshila.

3. That the present case was lodged on the basis of self statement of Kajal Kumar Dubey, Incharge Shyamsundarpur Police Station (Respondent no. 2 herein) in which he has alleged that on 9.3.21 at about 11 Pm he got secret information that through Tata Ghatshila Road, 5/6 trucks loaded with illegal animals (Bovine) are moving towards Bengal. As such a team was prepared after information to the competent auth