HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 33002 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sl. No. 44 out of 291) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Dhiraj Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri A.K. Shukla, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No.414 of 2026, under Sections 3/5A/8 of Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, Police Station Kotwali Mandi, District Saharanpur, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant has stated that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. 60 kg of beef is stated to have been recovered from the possession of another co-accused person, who was also travelling on the said scooty. There is no forensic report to ascertain that the said beef belongs to cow progeny, as such, applicant is entitled for bail. 5. Learned counsel has further stated that there is no criminal history of the applicant. The applicant is languishing in jail since 14.8.2026 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. 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 there Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Dhiraj Kumar Pandey Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Ashif .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) is no forensic report to ascertain that the said beef belongs to cow progeny, 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- Ashif, 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 16, 2026 Shalini BAIL No. 33002 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- SHALINI JAISWAL High Court of Judicature at Allahabad