NAINITAL, India, Feb. 3 -- Uttarakhand High Court issued the following judgment Jan. 5:
IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND
AT NAINITAL
THE HON'BLE SRI JUSTICE ALOK KUMAR VERMA
05th JANUARY, 2026
FIRST BAIL APPLICATION NO. 2082 of 2025
Afzal
Applicant
Versus
State of Uttarakhand
Respondent
Counsel for the Applicant:
Mr. Rajveer Singh, Advocate (through video conferencing).
Counsel for the Respondent:
Mr. Tumul Nainwal, Assistant Government Advocate.
Hon'ble Alok Kumar Verma, J.
Applicant Afzal is in judicial custody for the offence punishable under Sections 3 and 5 read with Section 11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007, in Case Crime No. 749 of 2024, registered at Police Station Bhagwanpur, District Haridwar.
As per the First Information Report, the police saw a motorcycle coming on 24.09.2024. The motorcycle had no number plate on the front, and a sack was kept on the motorcycle. Salman, the co-accused, was driving the motorcycle. The police recovered 20 kg of beef from the sack. Salman was arrested. He told the police that Afzal alias Jala, the applicant, Sanawar, Aslam alias Tanda, and Sadab had slaughtered a cow, and he was going to sell the beef.
The rest of the Judgment can viewed here:
https://hcservices.ecourts.gov.in/ecourtindiaHC/cases/display_pdf.php?filename=A9S7c5LDIsB6RXaCf816x7ZsrzGlcIYnK5Wjny8h9SgEOkrx%2BcoVY3NBlvNFgvbV&caseno=BA1/2082/2025&cCode=1&cino=UKHC010172662025&state_code=15&appFlag=
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