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2026 DAILYLAW 1343 (UTT)

PRAVEJ ALAM v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

WPCRL/463/2026 · 2026-03-17

Rakesh Thapliyal

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2026:UHC:1802 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPCRL No. 463 of 2026 Hon’ble Rakesh Thapliyal, J. 1. Mr. Sushil Kumar, learned counsel holding the brief of Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the petitioner. 2. Mr. Tumul Nainwal, learned A.G.A. with Mrs. Sweta Badola Dobhal and Mrs. Meenakshi Sharma, learned Brief Holders for the State. 3. By the instant petition the petitioners are praying for the following reliefs: i. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of certiorari quashing the impugned FIR lodged by the respondent no. 3 on 31.03.2026 registered as FIR/Case Crime No. 106 of 2025 for the offences punishable under section 3/5/11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007, Police Station Bhagwanpur, District Haridwar (contained as annexure no. 1 to the writ petition) qua the present petitioner. ii. Issue a writ, order or direction in the nature of mandamus commanding and directing the respondent nos. 1 and 2 not to arrest the petitioner and not take any coercive measure against the petitioners in pursuance to the impugned FIR dated 313.03.2026 registered as FIR/Case Crime No. 106 of 2025 for the offences punishable under section 3/5/11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007, Police Station Bhagwanpur, District Haridwar against the petitioner (contained as annexure no. 1 to the writ petition) qua the present petitioner. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner is ready to surrender before the court concerned but since the Ramzan are going on, therefore, he may be given some protection during this period. 5. Learned A.G.A. have not raised any objection. 6. In such view of the matter, the writ petition is disposed of finally with a direction to the petitioner to surrender before the court concerned on or before 30.04.2026. Till then no coercive 2026:UHC:1802 action shall be taken against the petitioner. (Rakesh Thapliyal, J.) 17.03.2026 PR