SL. No Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGES’S 2026:UHC:4376 BA1 No. 960 of 2026 Hon’ble Ashish Naithani, J. Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the Applicant. 2. Mr. S.S. Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General assisted by Mr. Vikash Uniyal, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand. 3. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record. 4. The present Bail Application has been moved by the Applicant, namely Mohd. Shahjad, S/o Dilshad, R/o Mohalla Kila Manglour, Police Station Kotwali Manglour, District Haridwar, who is in judicial custody in connection with FIR/Case Crime No. 524 of 2025, registered at Police Station Manglour, District Haridwar, for offences punishable under Sections 3/5/11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007. 5. Learned counsel for the Applicant, while pressing the bail application, submits that the Applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case and is in judicial custody since 26.05.2026. It is further submitted that the Applicant was not present at the spot at the relevant time and has neither slaughtered any cow progeny nor was involved in the alleged offence. It is also submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession or at the instance of the present Applicant. Further, there is no independent public witness to the alleged recovery. It is also contended that the co-accused, namely Abdul Wali, has already been enlarged on bail vide order dated 15.09.2025; hence, the present Applicant is entitled to bail on the ground of parity. The Applicant is stated to have no previous criminal history. 6. Per contra, learned State Counsel opposed the bail application. 7. After hearing learned counsel for the parties and upon perusal of the material available on record, this Court finds that there is no material to prima facie establish that the Applicant has slaughtered any cow progeny or was directly involved in the alleged offence. Considering the overall facts and circumstances of the case, and without expressing any opinion on the merits, this Court is of the view that the Applicant has made out a fit case for grant of bail. 8. Accordingly, the Bail Application is allowed. 9. Let the Applicant be released on bail upon furnishing a personal bond and two reliable sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the court concerned. 10. It is made clear that any observation made hereinabove is only for the purpose of adjudication of the present bail application and shall not be construed as an expression on the merits of the case. 11. All pending applications, if any, shall stand disposed of. (Ashish Naithani, J.) 02.06.2026 Shiksha