Ganesh Chandra v. State of U.P & Anr.

Heard counsel for the applicant, Sri V.P. Tripathi, learned A.G.A. for the State and perused the material placed on record.

The instant application has been filed with the prayer to grant anticipatory bail to the applicant in Case Crime No. 19 of 2025, under Sections 3/5A/8 of Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and Section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, Police Station Lalganj, District Mirzapur.

Learned counsel for the applicant submits that the applicant has been falsely implicated in the present case. The alleged vehicle was given on rent to one, Lalu. The said vehicle was driven by the same person. Reliance has also been placed on the rent agreement dated 24.01.2025 annexed as Annexure 4 to the affidavit. Further, false recovery of livestock has been shown from the alleged vehicle. There is no independent witness to the alleged recovery. The applicant has no criminal antecedents. The investigation is still pending. It is next submitted that the applicant has apprehension of his arrest and in case, the applicant is released on anticipatory bail, he will not misuse the said liberty.

Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail but could not satisfactorily dispute the aforesaid submissions from the record.

Counsel for the applicant further submits that the application for grant of anticipatory bail be confined only till the submission of police report.

Having regard to the submissions made by counsel for the applicant, considering the nature of accusations, antecedents of the applicant and the fact that there is no independent witness to the alleged recovery, at this stage, there is no substantive evidence against the applicant, without commenting on merits of the case, I am of the opinion that the applicant is entitled to be enlarged on anticipatory bail till the submission of police report.

In the event of arrest, the applicant- Ganesh Chandra be released on anticipatory bail in the aforesaid case crime till the submission of police report, if any, under Section 193 (3) B.N.S.S., on furnishing a personal bond of Rs. 50,000/- with two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the Station House Officer of the police station concerned with the following conditions:- (i) The applicant shall make himself available for interrogation by a police officer as and when required; (ii) The applicant shall not directly or indirectly make any inducement, threat or promise to any person acquainted with the facts of the case so as to dissuade from disclosing such facts to the Court or to any police officer; (iii) The applicant shall not leave India without the previous permission of the Court and if he has passport, the same shall be deposited by him before the Police Commissioner concerned.

In default of any of the conditions, the Investigating Officer is at liberty to file appropriate application for cancellation of anticipatory bail granted to the applicant.

The Investigating Officer is directed to conclude the investigation of the present case in accordance with law expeditiously preferably within a period of three months from the date of production of a copy of this order independently without being prejudiced by any observation made by this Court while considering and deciding the present anticipatory bail application of the applicant.

The applicant is directed to produce a copy of this order before the S.S.P./S.P. concerned within ten days from today, who shall ensure the compliance of present order.