JUDGMENT :

HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE RUMI KUMARI PHUKAN

All the three petitions are taken up together for disposal, as they related to same police case i.e. Gossaigaon P.S. Case No.23/2021, registered under Sections 279/353/307/289/ 379/411/289 of the IPC, read with Section 11(i)(a)(d)(e)(h) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animal Act.

2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for and on behalf of their respective petitioners. Also, heard Mr. P.S. Lahkar, learned Addl. P.P., Assam, representing the respondent Nos.1 & 2 and Mr. D. Das, learned counsel appearing for the respondent No.3/Dhyan Foundation.

3. On 14.01.2021, ASI Manjit Nath of Simultapu OP, PS-Gossaigaon, District-Kokrajhar (Assam) lodged an FIR that on 14.01.2020 at about 02:05 AM secret information has been received from source that some trucks carrying cattle illegally are coming from West Bengal towards Assam. Accordingly, in this regard he along with I/C Simultapu OP and staff conducted Naka Checking duty at Simultapu NH-31C. At about 05:40 AM four trucks bearing registration nos.UP21 CN-3756, UP21BN-9171, AS01LC-6771 and AS01MC-1473 are found coming from West Bengal side with a full speed and gave signal for stopping them, but