HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31788 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sl. No. 58 out of 318) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Ratnesh Kumar Jaiswal, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri A.K. Mishra, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.0212 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 Balua, 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. 5. Learned counsel has further stated that there is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 25.7.2026 and is ready to cooperate with trial. In case, the applicant is released on bail, he will not misuse the liberty of bail. 6. The bail application has been opposed but the submissions raised by the learned counsel for the applicant could not be disputed. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Ratnesh Kumar Jaiswal Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Shakti Kumar .....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 applicant has made out a case for bail. The bail application is allowed. 8. Let the applicant- Shakti Kumar, be released on bail in the aforementioned case crime on his furnishing a 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 he 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 applicant 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. 31788 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHALINI JAISWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad