BAI No. 190 of 2026 · Uttarakhand High Court
Case at a glance
- Bench
- ASHISH NAITHANI
- Neutral citation
- 2026:UHC:849
Outcome
Bail granted
The Bail Application is allowed
Provisions considered
- Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007 ss. 3, 5, 11
Key paragraphs
- Para 1111. All pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. Shiksha (Ashish Naithani, J.)
Judgment
Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the Applicant.
Mr. S.S. Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General assisted by Mr. Vikash Uniyal, learned Brief Holder for the State of Uttarakhand.
Heard learned counsel for the parties.
This is the first Bail Application moved on behalf of the Applicant seeking regular bail in connection with FIR/Case Crime No. 44 of 2026, for the offences punishable under Sections 3/5/11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007, registered at P.S. Kotwali Manglour, District Haridwar.
The incident, as narrated in the FIR, is as below:–
As per the prosecution case, on 18.01.2026 at about 17:15 hours, while the police party was on patrolling duty, they received information from the informant that a person was carrying beef. On his pointing out, a person was apprehended who was carrying a bag; from his possession, 2.5 kg of beef was recovered.
Learned counsel for the Applicant argues that the Applicant has been falsely implicated and languishing in jail since 19.01.2026. It is further submitted that there is no evidence on record to show that the Applicant had slaughtered any cow progeny, nor was he involved in the alleged act; hence, he has been implicated on the basis of a concocted story. There is no public witness to the alleged recovery. It is further submitted is no evidence of slaughtering and that the case is merely of transporting beef; as such, no offence under Section 5 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007 is made out.
Learned State Counsel opposed the bail application.
Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, and without expressing any opinion as to the final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the Applicant deserves to be enlarged on bail at this stage.
Operative part
The Bail Application is allowed.
Let the Applicant be released on bail upon executing a personal bond and furnishing two reliable sureties, each in the like amount, to the satisfaction of the Court concerned.
All pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. Shiksha (Ashish Naithani, J.)
12.02.2026
Questions this judgment answers
What did the Court decide in this case?
The Court recorded the following disposition: The Bail Application is allowed
Which statutory provisions did this judgment involve?
Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007 — ss. 3, 5, 11.
Precedent status how later indexed judgments have treated this case
No known negative treatment found in the Courts & Cases corpus.
This is a result about the indexed corpus, not a finding that the judgment remains good law. Coverage may be incomplete.