Uttarakhand High Court
Salman And Another --Applicants vs State Of Uttarakhand on 24 March, 2026
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2026:UHC:2072
BA1 No. 423 of 2026
Salman and Another --Applicants
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State of Uttarakhand --Respondent
Hon'ble Ashish Naithani, J.
Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the Applicantsz.
2. Mr. S.S. Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General assisted by Mr. Pramod Tiwari, A.G.A. and Mr. Vikash Uniyal, learned A.G.A. for the State of Uttarakhand.
3. The present Bail Application has been moved by Applicant No. 1, namely Salman, aged about 24 years, S/o Taufeeq, and Applicant No. 2, namely Shahban, aged about 20 years, S/o Kala @ Kayyum, both residents of Village Madhopur Hajratpur, Police Station Kotwali Gangnahar, Roorkee, District Haridwar. The Applicants are in judicial custody in connection with FIR/Case Crime No. 94 of 2026, registered at Police Station Kotwali Gangnahar, Roorkee, District Haridwar, for the offences punishable under Sections 3/5/11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007.
4. Heard Mr. Gaurav Singh, learned counsel for the Applicants, and Mr. S.S. Chauhan, learned Deputy Advocate General, assisted by Mr. Pramod Tiwari, learned A.G.A., and Mr. Vikash Uniyal, learned A.G.A. for the State. Perused the record.
5. Learned counsel for the Applicants submits that the Applicants have neither slaughtered any cow progeny nor were they involved in any act of cow slaughter or sale of prohibited meat. It is submitted that the allegation regarding slaughter of cow progeny is wholly baseless and not supported by cogent evidence. It is further submitted that the place from where the alleged beef was recovered does not belong to the present Applicants. The Applicants have no previous criminal history and are in judicial custody since 08.03.2026.
6. Learned State Counsel opposed the Bail Application.
7. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the submissions advanced by learned counsel for the parties, and without expressing any opinion on the merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the Applicants are entitled to be released on bail.
8. Accordingly, the Bail Application is allowed.
9. Let the Applicants 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.
10. All pending applications, if any, stand disposed of.
(Ashish Naithani, J.) 24.03.2026 SB