HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 28877 of 2025 Chandrabhan Kumar .....Petitioner(s)

Versus State Of U.P. And 4 Others .....Respondent(s)

Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Hira Lal Counsel for Respondent(s) : G.A.

AFR Court No. - 53 HON'BLE SANDEEP JAIN, J.

1. The instant writ petition has been instituted under Article 226 of the Constitution of India assailing the impugned order dated 27.11.2025 passed by the Commissioner, Varanasi Division, Varanasi in Case No.3546 of 2025, Computerized Case No.C202514000003546 ( Chandrabhan Kumar vs. State of U.P.), under Section 5-A(8) of the U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955, whereby the order dated 22.03.2025 passed by the District Magistrate, Chandauli in Case No.1253 of 2024, Computerized Case No.D202414180001253 (State vs. Moti Patel and others), under Section 5-A of the Act, 1955, was affirmed. By the said order, vehicle no. UP65-JT-0125 belonging to the petitioner was confiscated on the allegation that it was carrying ten bovine animals for slaughter to the State of Bihar without a permit, which was mandatory under the Act of 1955.

2. The factual matrix, as emerging from the record, is that on 08.09.2