Court No. - 15 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 727 of 2025 Applicant :- Mahesh And Another Opposite Party :- State Of U.P Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Civil Lko Counsel for Applicant :- Bharat Kumar Dixit Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Shree Prakash Singh,J. Heard learned counsel for the applicants, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. The instant bail application has been filed on behalf of the applicants with the prayer to release the on bail during the trial in Case Crime No. 0376 of 2024, under sections 3/5A/8 of Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 and section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals act, 1960 P.S.- Khiro District -Raebareli. The contention of learned counsel for the applicants is that the applicants are innocent and has falsely been implicated in the instant matter due to ulterior motive. He submits that the applicants are not involved in committing offence and they have been planted by the police. He submits that the applicants had already sold out their Truck on 07.04.2023 and the first information report has been lodged on 10.11.2024. He next submits that the applicants had no knowledge that cow progenies were being carried out with the vehicle, which was already sold out by the present applicants. He also added that the applicants had already made a complaint to the police that the amount of sale was not being paid to them in lieu of the vehicle sold out to the person concerned. He next added that the applicants have no previous criminal history as is mentioned in paragraph no. 34 of the afÏdavit filed in support of the bail application and they are languishing in jail since 15.11.2024 and the y undertake that in case, they are granted bail,they will not misuse the liberty of the same and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. Per contra, learned AGA appearing for the State has opposed the contentions aforesaid and submitted that after thorough investigation, it was found that the applicants were involved in committing offence and as such, they are not entitled for any relief. Having heard learned counsels for the parties and after perusal of material placed on record, it transpires that the applicants are languishing in jail since 15.11.2024; prima facie, there is no cogent piece of evidence against the applicant so as to connect them with the offence; the applicants have no previous criminal history as is mentioned in paragraph no. 34 of the afÏdavit filed in support of the bail application coupled with the fact that the applicants have undertaken that in case, they are granted bail, they will not misuse the liberty of same and would cooperate in the trial proceedings. Considering the submissions of learned counsels for the parties, nature of accusation and severity of punishment in case of conviction, nature of supporting evidence, prima facie satisfaction of the Court in support of the charge, reformative theory of punishment and considering larger mandate of the Article 21 of the Constitution of India and, without expressing any view on the merits of the case, I find it to be a fit case of bail. Let the applicants, Mahesh and Suraj,involved in the aforementioned crime be released on bail, on their furnishing personal bonds and two sureties each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned, with the following conditions:- (1) The applicants shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, or otherwise during the investigation or trial; (2) The applicants shall file an undertaking to the effect that they shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in court. They shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through their counsel. In case of their absence, without sufÏcient cause, the trial court may proceed against them under Section 229-A of the Indian Penal Code; (3) The applicants shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 313 Cr.P.C.; and (4) In case, the applicants misuse the liberty of bail during trial and in order to secure their presence proclamation under Section 82 Cr.P.C. is issued and the applicants fail to appear before the court on the date fixed in such proclamation, the trial court shall initiate proceedings against them, in accordance with law under Section 174-A of the Indian Penal Code. The identity, status and residential proof of sureties will be verified by the court concerned and in case of breach of any of the above conditions, the court below shall be at liberty to cancel the bail and send the applicants to prison. It is clarified that the observations made in this order are strictly confined to the disposal of this bail application and must not be construed to have any reflection on the merits of the case. Order Date :- 24.1.2025 AKS Digitally signed by :- ANUJ KRISHNA SRIVASTAVA High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench