NABAIL/3671/2026 of KULDEEP Vs STATE OF U.P. AND ANOTHER

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. ANTICIPATORY BAIL APPLICATION U/S 482 BNSS No. - 3671 of 2026 Court No. - 67 HON'BLE ARUN KUMAR SINGH DESHWAL, J. 1. Heard Sri Abhishek Singh, learned counsel for the applicant, Sri DPS Chauhan, learned AGA for the State and perused the record. 2. The present application has been filed by the applicant seeking bail in anticipation of his arrest in Case Crime No. 282 of 2024, under Sections 3/5A/8 of Prevention of Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, and Section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, Police Station- Bariyarpur, District- Deoria. 3. Contention of learned counsel for the applicant is that the applicant is the owner of the vehicle bearing registration no. HR626544, and the same was given to one Sant Lal on a contract basis and the same was also in his possession, who used the aforesaid four-wheeler for transporting bovines, and when the police checked the vehicle, several bovines were found therein; it is further submitted that, despite repeated calls, Sant Lal did not pick up the calls of the applicant, whereupon the applicant moved an application dated 28.11.2024 to the S.H.O., Bhuna, District Fatehabad; it is further submitted that the applicant is a resident of Haryana and has no concern with the offence in question, and has been falsely implicated in the present case merely on account of being the owner of the vehicle; therefore, no case is made out against the applicant. 4. Learned A.G.A. has opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail. 5. Thus, without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case and considering the nature of accusations, gravity of offence and antecedents of applicants, this Court is of the view that the applicant is entitled to get Versus Counsel for Applicant(s) : Abhishek Singh, Sheshmani Vishwakarma Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Kuldeep .....Applicant(s) State of U.P. and Another .....Opposite Party(s) anticipatory bail till submission of charge sheet under Section 193 BNSS as per the Constitution Bench judgment of the Apex Court in the case of Sushila Aggarwal vs. State (NCT of Delhi)- 2020 SCC Online SC 98. 6. In the event of arrest, the applicant Kuldeep involved in the aforesaid crime be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each in the like amount to the satisfaction of the investigating officer 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 him 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; (iv) The applicant shall not tamper with the prosecution evidence by intimidating/ pressurizing the witnesses, during the investigation. (v) The applicant shall not indulge in any criminal activity or commission of any crime after being released on bail. (vi) At the time of releasing the applicant on anticipatory bail, after verification, the concerned Investigating Officer shall also record the Aadhaar number, WhatsApp number, e-mail ID, and mobile number of the applicant, and the same shall be uploaded on CCTNS, as per Rule 8 of the Uttar Pradesh Electronic Processes (Issuance, Service and Execution) Rules, 2026. 7. In case of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of anticipatory bail. 8. With the aforesaid observations/directions, application stands disposed of. (Arun Kumar Singh Deshwal,J.) April 20, 2026 SA NABAIL No. 3671 of 2026 2