HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31817 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sl. No. 66 out of 318) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Kamlesh Kumar Singh, learned counsel for the applicants, Sri R.P. Singh, learned State Law Officer and perused the record. 3. Applicants seek bail in Case Crime No.39 of 2026, under Sections 3/5A/8/5B of Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and Section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, Police Station Chakar Ghatta, District Chandauli, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicants has stated that the applicants have been falsely implicated in the present case. They have 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. 5. Learned counsel has further stated that the criminal history of one case assigned to the applicants stands explained as they have applied for bail in the said case. The applicants are languishing in jail since 19.7.2026 and are ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicants are released on bail, they will not misuse the liberty of bail. 6. The bail application has been opposed but the submissions raised by the learned counsel for the applicants could not be disputed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Kamlesh Kumar Singh, Vivek Kushwaha Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Sandeep Kumar @ Sonu And 2 Others .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record and the fact that no animal was slaughtered, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, prima facie, the Court is of the view that the applicants have made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed. 8. Let the applicants- Sandeep Kumar @ Sonu, Nikheel and Babundar @ Bullu, be released on bail in the aforementioned case crime on their furnishing personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned, subject to verification of sureties, with the conditions that they shall not tamper with evidence or intimidate witnesses and shall appear before the trial court as required. 9. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail. 10. It is made clear that observations made in granting bail to the applicants shall not in any way affect the learned trial Judge in forming his independent opinion based on the testimony of the witnesses. September 9, 2026 Shalini BAIL No. 31817 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHALINI JAISWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad