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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 35255 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sr. No.34 out of 278) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J.
1. List has been revised.
2. Heard Sri Kumar Vikrant, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Arun Kumar Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record.
3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.55 of 2025, under Sections- 3/5A, 5B, 8 of the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 & 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, Police Station- Syedraja, District- Chandauli, during the pendency of trial.
4. Learned counsel for the applicant has stated that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. 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. There is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 29.08.2026 and is ready to cooperate with the trial. In case the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail.
5. The bail application has been opposed but the submissions raised by the
learned counsel for the applicant could not be disputed.
6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by
learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, and without Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kumar Vikrant Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A.
Ramesh Maurya .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s)
expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, prima facie, 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- Ramesh Maurya, be released on bail in the aforementioned case crime on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to verification of sureties, with the conditions that he shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required.
8. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations herein shall not affect the trial on merits. October 5, 2026 (Ravi Kant) BAIL No. 35255 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad