The Allahabad High Court has held that mere possession or transportation of cows and bullocks from one place to another within the state would not come under the ambit of the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act.
Allowing the bail application of Kundan Yadav of Kushi Nagar district, Justice Vikram D. Chauhan observed, “No material has been shown by learned counsel for the State to demonstrate that the applicant has slaughtered or caused to be slaughtered or offered or caused to be offered for slaughter a cow, bull, or bullock in any place in Uttar Pradesh.”
“Mere possession of a live cow or bullock or mere transportation of the cow from one place to another within Uttar Pradesh would not come within the ambit of said act.
No material and circumstantial evidence has been shown by learned AGA for the State to demonstrate that any physical injury to any cow or its progeny so as to endanger the life thereof,” the court said in a recent order.
“Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, nature of the offence, evidence, and submissions of learned counsel for the parties, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, the Court is of the view that the applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed,” the court said.
The counsel for the applicant submitted that the applicant has been falsely implicated and there is no independent witness to the recovery.
