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Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:134390 Court No. - 92 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 9323 of 2025 Applicant :- Rahul Kumar Opposite Party :- State of U.P. Counsel for Applicant :- Abrar Ahmad Siddiqui,Mohammad Ahmar Malik Counsel for Opposite Party :- G.A. Hon'ble Avnish Saxena,J.
1. The present bail application has been moved by the applicant- accused Rahul Kumar for the offence punishable under Sections 3/5A/5B/8 of Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 11 Animal Cruelty Act and Section 325 of B.N.S. in Case Crime No.12 of 2025, Police Station- Ali Nagar, District Chandauli.
2. Sri Mohammad Ahmar Malik, learned advocate appeared for the applicant and submits that the accused applicant has been falsely implicated in the case of cow slaughter, who is merely cleaner of the truck. 20 live cattles have been recovered from the DCM. He has no role. He does not have any criminal history. The driver of the vehicle had fled away from the place of his incident. As such, he prays that the accused/applicant be enlarged on bail.
3. Per contra, learned A.G.A. has opposed the bail application and submits that the charge sheet has been submitted in the matter.
4. This court has taken into consideration the rival submissions made by learned counsel for the parties and perused the records.
5. The perusal of the record prima facie reveals that the matter is of
16.01.2025. The charge sheet has been submitted. The accused applicant is in jail since January, 2025. The driver of the vehicle has not been apprehended so far. The accused applicant does not have any criminal history.
6. Hence, without touching merit of the case, the bail application is allowed.
7. The accused/applicant be released on bail in the aforesaid case on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like
amount to the satisfaction of court concerned in view of observation made by the Supreme Court in its dictums of Girish Gandhi Vs. State of Uttar Pradesh [(2024) 10 SCC 674] and Policy Strategy for grant of bail in re [(2024)10SCC 685].
8. The accused-applicant shall cooperate in judicial process for fair and speedy disposal. Order Date :- 8.8.2025 Shivangi (Avnish Saxena, J.) Digitally signed by :- SHIVANGI YADAV High Court of Judicature at Allahabad