HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 8703 of 2025 Court No. - 72 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J. 1. Heard Sri Pradeep Kumar VI, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri S.D. Shukla, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 2. The present application has been moved seeking anticipatory bail in Case Crime no. 213 of 2025 under sections 3/5A/8 of Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, Police Station Shyamdeurawa, District Maharajganj with the prayer that in the event of arrest, the applicant may be released on bail. 3. It has been contended by learned counsel for the applicant that applicant is not named in the FIR and his name has surfaced in the confessional statement of the co-accused Salim. It is further submitted that no offence under Cow Slaughter Act is made out against the applicant. It is further submitted that as per the allegations in the FIR, some cows and its progeny were being transported in a pick-up vehicle and some of the cow progeny died as a result of suffocation. It is further submitted that applicant is neither the owner nor driver of the said vehicle and he has no criminal history to his credit. It was also submitted that applicant undertakes to co-operate during trial and he would appear as and when required by the investigating agency or Court and in case he is granted anticipatory bail, he shall not misuse the liberty of bail and would obey all conditions of bail. 4. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail and submits that Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Piyush Patel, Pradeep Kumar Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Makhluk Ansari .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) 5. I have considered the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties. 6. As per the allegations in the FIR, some cows and its progeny were being transported in a pick-up vehicle and some of the cow progeny died as a result of suffocation. Applicant is neither the owner nor driver of the said vehicle and he has no criminal history to his credit. 7. It may be stated that in case of Siddharam Satlingappa Mhetre v. State of Maharashtra, (2011) 1 SCC 694, it has been held by Hon'ble Supreme Court that while deciding anticipatory bail, the Court must consider nature and gravity of accusation, antecedents of the accused, possibility of accused to flee from justice and that Court must evaluate the entire available material against the accused carefully and the exact role of accused has also to be taken into consideration. 8. In the instant case, considering the settled principle of law regarding anticipatory bail, submissions of learned counsel for the parties, nature of accusation, role of applicant and all attending facts and circumstances of the case, without expressing any opinion on merits, a case for anticipatory bail is made out. 9. The anticipatory bail application is allowed. 10. In the event of arrest of the applicant Makhluk Ansari involved in the aforesaid case crime, he shall be released on anticipatory bail on his furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Court concerned, with the following conditions :- (i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence and that he would appear before the trial Court on the date fixed unless exempted by the Court concerned; (ii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly, make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him/her/them from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; NABAIL No. 8703 of 2025 2 (iii) The applicant would co-operate during trial and would not misuse the liberty of bail. (iv) The applicant shall not leave India without prior permission of the Court concerned. 11. In default of any of the conditions, the prosecution shall be at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the applicant. October 29, 2025 Madhurima NABAIL No. 8703 of 2025 3 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- MADHURIMA GARG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad