I N THE HI GH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAI NI TAL THE HON’BLE SRI JUSTI CE ALOK KUMAR VERMA

13^th JUNE, 2025 FI RST BAI L APPLI CATI ON NO. 857 OF 2025 Aleem ..... Applicant Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…Respondent Counsel for the Applicant : Mr. Rajveer Singh, Advocate through video conferencing.

Counsel for the Respondent : Mr. G.S. Sandhu, Additional Advocate General assisted by Mr. Prabhat Kandpal, Brief Holder.

Hon’ble Alok Kumar Verma,J.

The applicant – Aleem is in judicial custody in Case Crime No.146 of 2025, registered at Police Station Bhagwanpur, District Haridwar for the offence under Section 3, Section 5 read with Section 11 of the Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007.

2. According to the First Information Report dated 30.04.2025, a secret information was received by the police that Aleem (present applicant), Kaleem, Khursheed alias Kala, Sakib and others are slaughtering a cow. The police party raided the spot and observed that nine persons were present on the spot. The police party recovered 1000 kg. beef and other articles from the spot. The present applicant and the co-

accused Sakib were arrested on the spot.

3. Heard Mr. Rajveer Singh, learned counsel for the