HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. BAIL APPLICATION No. - 34099 of 2026 Court No. - 68 (Sl. No. 13 out of 109) HON'BLE KRISHAN PAHAL, J. 1. List has been revised. 2. Heard Sri Shiva Kant Srivastava, learned counsel for the applicant and Sri Rajendra Prasad Singh, learned State Law Officer and also perused the material placed on record. 3. Applicant seeks bail in Case Crime No. 292 of 2026, under Sections 3/5A/8 of U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and Section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, Police Station - Atrauliya, District - Azamgarh, during the pendency of trial. 4. Learned counsel for the applicant contends that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the matter. It is contended that the applicant is not named in the FIR. He has simply been made an accused on account of him being the owner of the vehicle. Criminal history assigned to the applicant has been explained. He is in jail since 07.08.2026. 5. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions made by learned counsel for the parties, nature of offence, severity of punishment and also considering the fact that the applicant is not named in the FIR, that his implication is primarily based on vehicle ownership without any prima facie material establishing active complicity, the fact that his criminal antecedents have been properly explained, and the period of incarceration already undergone, this Court prima facie finds it a fit case to release the applicant on bail. Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Pradeep Chauhan, Shiva Kant Srivastava Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Santosh Kumar Saroj .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. .....Opposite Party(s) 6. Accordingly, the bail application is allowed. Let the applicant- Santosh Kumar Saroj, be released on bail 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. 7. Breach of any condition shall entail cancellation of bail. The observations herein shall not affect the trial on merits. September 24, 2026 Siddhant BAIL No. 34099 of 2026 2 (Krishan Pahal,J.) Digitally signed by :- SIDDHANT SAHU High Court of Judicature at Allahabad