I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND

AT NAI NI TAL

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE ALOK KUMAR VERMA

29^th OCTOBER, 2025

FI RST BAI L APPLI CATI ON NO.1554 of 2025

Mateen ..…Applicant

Versus

State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent

Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate.

Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. Pratiroop Pandey,

Assistant Government Advocate.

Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J.

Applicant-Mateen is in judicial custody for the

offence punishable under Section 3, Section 5 read with Section 11 (1) of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007 in Case Crime No.151 of 2025, registered at Police Station ITI, District Udham Singh

Nagar.

2. According to the First Information Report, on a secret information, the police raided the spot on 05.06.2025 and recovered 262 kg. beef and other articles from the spot. The applicant, the co-accused

Sarfaraz and other co-accused were arrested.

3. Heard Mr. Mohd Safdar, learned counsel for the applicant and Mr. Pratiroop Pandey, learned

Assistant Government Advocate for the respondent.

4. Mr. Mohd. Safdar, Advocate, submitted that the alleged beef was not recovered from the possession of the applicant. He was not involved in the said offence. He has been implicat