ORDER :

1. The petitioner is owner of 28 buffaloes, which were seized pursuant to FIR No. 241/2020, registered at Police Outpost-Manora, District Jashpur against him and co-accused persons for offences under Sections 4, 6 and 10 of the Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 2004 (hereinafter called as ‘the Act of 2004’) and Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.

2. As per FIR, truck bearing Registration No. HR-55Q-5980, which was plying from the State of Chhattisgarh to Jharkhand Slaughter house carrying 23 male buffaloes and 5 female buffaloes were seized and abovestated offences were registered. The petitioner made an application under Section 457 of the Cr.P.C. for grant of interim custody of said cattles, which was rejected by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Jashpur on 8.12.2020 in the light of Section 7 of the Act of 2004, which has been affirmed by the revisional Court and custody has been directed to be given to the registered Goshala in the light of Section 7 of the Act of 2004 and decision of this Court in the matter of Jalil Ansari and Others vs. State of C.G. and Others, 2012 (1) CGLJ 176 against which, this petition under Section 482 of t