HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 23408 of 2025 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Praveen Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Sunil Kumar, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.120 of 2025, under Sections 3/5A/5B/8 of Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and Section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 & Section 325 B.N.S., Police Station - Lanka, District - Varanasi, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant submits that applicant has been falsely implicated in the case and he has nothing to do with the said offence. Since no animal was slaughtered in the present case, no offence is made out under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955. If at all any offence is disclosed, the same would fall only within the ambit of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960. The name of the applicant has come up on account of him being the owner of Eicher DCM truck bearing no. UP 65 FT 6811. There is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 31.05.2025 and is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail and shall cooperate with trial. 5. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application but could not dispute the submissions raised by the learned counsel for the applicant and also the fact that the applicant has no criminal history. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Anurag Vajpeyi, Praveen Kumar Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Munna Seth .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record 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. 7. Let the applicant- Munna Seth, who is involved in aforementioned case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned subject to following conditions. Further, before issuing the release order, the sureties be verified. (i) The applicant shall not tamper with evidence during trial. (ii) The applicant shall not pressurise/intimidate with the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall appear before the trial court on the date fixed. 8. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 9. It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicant shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. September 25, 2025 sailesh BAIL No. 23408 of 2025 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- SAILESH PRAJAPATI High Court of Judicature at Allahabad