Chandigarh: Reports say that the High Court of Punjab and Haryana has rejected a bail for a person accused in transporting cows for slaughtering. The court observed that he was carrying the cows in “pitiable” condition and that the allegations against him are “very serious”.
The accused, Shrif, is booked under Haryana Gauvans and Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act and Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.
The complaint against the accused was filed by a Bajrang Dal activist last year. The complainant had received information of the transportation of cows and followed the car carrying the cows, said the report. The cows were being taken to Rajasthan for slaughtering, the complaint alleged.
Justice Gurbir Singh took note of the allegation by the complainant that the accused tried to stop them and also rammed their vehicles against the complainant’s vehicle and ran away.
According to the report, the court observed, “The complainant and others chased the vehicle. Even stones were thrown on the complainant party and cows, which were being carried allegedly for slaughtering, were also thrown in their way to stop the complainant party to chase them. The trial of the case is yet to start.”
The report also said that the court took note of the alleged concealment of the registration of an earlier offence under the same Act.
Justice Gurbir Singh said, “Keeping in view the fact that the petitioner has tried to mislead the Court and the gravity of offence, I am of the view that the petitioner does not deserve the concession of regular bail, at this stage.”
The accused, Shrif, has been in custody since November, 2022.
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