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2026 DAILYLAW 8498 (UTT)

FARMAN v. STATE OF UTTARAKHAND

WPCRL/1404/2026 · 2026-07-22

Alok Mahra

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UKHC010127192026 2026:UHC:6178 SL. No. Date Office Notes, reports, orders or proceedings or directions and Registrar’s order with Signatures COURT’S OR JUDGE’S ORDERS WPCRL/1404/2026 Farman and Others --Petitioners Versus State Of Uttarakhand --Respondent Hon'ble Alok Mahra, J. Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the petitioners. Mr. S.C. Dumka, learned A.G.A. along with Mr. Nikhil Bisht, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand. 2. By means of the present writ petition, the petitioners seek quashing of the impugned FIR dated 16.07.2026, registered as FIR No. 358 of 2026, under Sections 3 and 5 read with Section 11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007, at Police Station Manglour, District Haridwar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the present case. It is further submitted that the petitioners neither slaughtered any cow progeny nor were they present at the spot. It is also submitted that nothing has been recovered from the possession of, or at the instance of, the present petitioners. 4. After arguing the matter at length, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are ready and willing to surrender before the court concerned and seek liberty to do so. 5. Learned State Counsel submits that he has no objection if the petitioners are permitted to surrender before the court concerned. 6. In view of the aforesaid, the present writ petition is dismissed as withdrawn UKHC010127192026 2026:UHC:6178 with liberty to the petitioners to surrender before the court concerned within a period of one month from today, i.e., on or before 24.08.2026. In the event the petitioners surrender within the aforesaid period, they shall not be arrested pursuant to the impugned FIR dated 16.07.2026, provided they continue to cooperate with the investigation. Upon such surrender, it shall be open to the petitioners to seek appropriate relief before the competent court, in accordance with law. (Alok Mahra, J.) 22-07-2026 SB SHIKSHA BINJOLA Digitally signed by SHIKSHA BINJOLA DN: c=IN, o=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, ou=HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND, 2.5.4.20=3410ef86ae41ec9fbabcd5dba6b3a2c2 4b5aa08b09c12f21822fbd40bf639b1c, postalCode=263001, st=UTTARAKHAND, serialNumber=FD80A2D028949381C52796A542 D7FF0A9BED00E67B5283D205F18FE29BDF5DD 9, cn=SHIKSHA BINJOLA Date: 2026.07.22 18:02:49 +05'30'