HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 14234 of 2026 Court No. - 69 HON'BLE JITENDRA KUMAR SINHA, J. 1. Heard Sri Sandeep Pandey, Advocate, holding brief of Sri Kshitij Tiwari, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Ashish Kumar Tripathi, learned AGA for the State- respondents and perused the record. 2. The present bail application under Section 483 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, has been filed on behalf of applicant with a prayer to release him on bail Case Crime No. 242 of 2023 under Section 3/5A/5B/8 Cow Slaughter Act, Section 11 of Animal Cruelty Act and section 429 IPC, Police Station Chakiya, District Chandauli during pendency of the trial. 3. It has been argued by learned counsel for the applicant that nothing has been recovered from the possession of the applicant and seven alive cows are said to have been recovered from a vehicle and applicant is said to have been fled away from the said vehicle. It is further submitted that applicant has criminal history of 24 cases which has been explained in the memo of application and he is on bail in most of them. It is further submitted that applicant has been languishing in jail since 30.4.2025 and he undertakes that he will not misuse the liberty, if granted. It has also been pointed out that in the wake of heavy pendency of cases in the Court, there is no likelihood of any early conclusion of trial. 4. On the other hand, learned A.G.A. opposed the prayer for grant of bail to the applicant and submits that applicant has long criminal history of 24 cases. 5. Seven alive cows are said to have been recovered from a vehicle and applicant is said to have fled away from the said vehicle. Applicant has criminal history of 24 cases which has been explained in the memo of application and he is on bail in most of them and he is languishing in jail since 30.4.2025. 6. Upon considering the totality of facts, nature and the evidence reflected from record and without expressing any opinion on merits of the case, I find it to be a fit case for bail. Hence, the present bail application is ALLOWED. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kshitij Tiwari Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Raja Quraishi .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 7. Let the applicant Raja Quraishi involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on 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 directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat, or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade him from disclosing such facts to the court or to any police officer or tamper with the evidence. (ii) The applicant shall not pressurize/intimidate the prosecution witnesses. (iii) The applicant shall remain present, in person, before the trial court on the dates fixed for (i) opening of the case, (ii) framing of charge and (iii) recording of statement under Section 351 of B.N.S.S. (iv) The applicant shall file an undertaking to the effect that he shall not seek any adjournment on the dates fixed for evidence when the witnesses are present in the trial court. (v) The applicant shall remain present before the trial court on each date fixed, either personally or through his counsel. 8. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 9. It is clarified that anything said in this order is limited to the purpose of determination of this bail application and will in no way be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. The trial court shall be absolutely free to arrive at its independent conclusions on the basis of evidence led unaffected by anything said in this order. May 6, 2026 Madhurima BAIL No. 14234 of 2026 2 (Jitendra Kumar Sinha,J.) Digitally signed by :- MADHURIMA GARG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad Digitally signed by :- MADHURIMA GARG High Court of Judicature at Allahabad