Order on Board

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1. The applicants have preferred this First Bail Application under Section 4 83 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023 for grant of regular bail, as they have been arrested in connection with Crime No. 15/2025, registered at Police Station – Simga District- Baloda-Bazar-Bhatapara(C.G.) for the offence punishable under Sections 325, 3(5) and 111 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and under Sections 4 ,5, 10 and 11 Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act , 2004 and Section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act .

2. The case of the prosecution, in brief, is that on 07.01.2025, during village patrolling, information was received from an informer that certain residents of Dwan Ganeshpur were slaughtering cows and cutting meat near the Mahapur Bandha pond. This information was shared with witnesses Prakash Masih and Jaywant Masih, and a panchnama was prepared on the boat. A raid was subsequently conducted at the said location by the police team along with the witnesses. On seeing the police, several individuals fled, but one person was found cutting cow meat. Upon questioning, he identified himself as Naresh Ram, S/o Biraj Rai, aged 52 ye