HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 31631 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sr. No.8 out of 318) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Mahendra Pal Singh Gaur, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri Rajendra Prasad Singh, learned State Law Officer for the State and perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.231 of 2026, under Section 325 B.N.S., 11 Animal Cruelty Act and 3/8 U.P. Cow Slaughter Act, Police Station Zarif Nagar, District Budaun, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has argued that the applicant is not named in the FIR. He has been nominated in on the basis of an information received from a squealer, which has no evidentiary value in the eyes of law. A false recovery of spade has been made from the applicant. There is no evidence against the applicant. The applicant has no criminal history and is in jail since 10.08.2026. He undertakes to cooperate with the trial and not misuse the liberty of bail. 5. Learned A.G.A. has vehemently opposed the bail application but the submissions raised by the learned counsel for the applicant could not be disputed. 6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, the evidence on record, taking into consideration the fact that the applicant is not named in the FIR and has been Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Mahendra Pal Singh Gaur, Sunita Singh Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Veerpal .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) nominated on the basis of an information received from a squealer, which has no evidentiary value, and 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. 7. Let the applicant- Veerpal, be released on bail in the aforementioned case crime on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties 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. 8. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations herein shall not affect the trial on merits. September 9, 2026 (Ravi Kant) BAIL No. 31631 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- RAVI KANT High Court of Judicature at Allahabad