I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND

AT NAI NI TAL

THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE ALOK KUMAR VERMA

30^TH DECEMBER, 2025

FI RST BAI L APPLI CATI ON NO.2411 of 2025

Yunus ..…Applicant

Versus

State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent

Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Bilal Ahmed, Advocate Counsel for the Respondent : Mrs. Sweta Badola Dobhal,

Brief Holder.

Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J.

Applicant is in judicial custody for the offence

punishable under Section 3, Section 5 read with Section 11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007 in Case Crime No.1163 of 2025, registered at

Police Station Laksar, District Haridwar.

2. According to the First Information Report, on 18.11.2025, the police received a secret information that some persons are slaughtering a cow near sugarcane field. The police raided the spot. The police noticed that seven persons were present on the spot. They recovered 180.59 Kg. beef and other articles from the spot. The applicant was arrested while other six

persons managed to escape from the spot.

3. Heard Mr. Bilal Ahmed, learned counsel for the applicant and Mrs. Sweta Badola Dobhal, learned Brief Holder for the respondent.

4. Mr. Bilal Ahmed, Advocate contended that the applicant has be