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A quick legal roundup to cover important stories from all High Courts this week.
cow slaughter
Transporting cows and their progeny within UP is not a violation of S. 5-A of U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act: Allahabad HC
“The police have no power or jurisdiction to seize or confiscate the vehicle in question and the DM also could not have issued notice under section 5-A of the Act when there is nothing to substantiate that the animals were being transported from within the State to some other State”
Mere possession of living cow does not amount to committing, abetting, or attempting an offence under U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act: Allahabad High Court grants bail
The principle that Bail is a rule and Jail is an exception has been well recognised by Supreme Court more specifically on the touch stone of Article 21 of the Constitution
[Illegal transportation and slaughtering of cow] Punjab and Haryana High Court refuses to grant bail due to ‘very serious’ allegations
Punjab and Haryana High Court was cautious of apparent concealment of registration of an existing case against the petitioner which lacked any explanation on part of the petitioner.
Confiscation of Truck loaded with cow progeny despite acquittal in criminal proceedings amounts to arbitrary deprivation of property
Supreme Court: In a case where the District Magistrate had directed confiscation of a Truck under the M.P. Prohibition of Cow Slaughter
Is Magistrate empowered to pass order for disposal of property under CrPC when vehicle is seized under U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act? All HC examines
Allahabad High Court: Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J., held that the Magistrate is denuded of his power to pass any order under
MP HC | Conviction under S. 6 of M.P. Govansh Vadh Pratishedh Adhiniyam reversed as it could not be proved if the cows were being transported for slaughter purpose
Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.K. Awasthi, J., partly allowed the revision petition filed under Section 397 of the CrPC after the applicant
Interference with the investigation when the FIR discloses prima facie offence is trenching on the powers of the police
Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of V.K. Bisht, J. dismissed a writ petition that sought interference with the investigation
Allahabad HC holds slaughter of cow in public place disrupts public order and not only law and order
Allahabad High Court: The High Court dismissed a habeas corpus petition brought before it in a case of cow slaughter in front
Notice to Centre on Notification banning sale of cattle in animal markets
Supreme Court: The Court issued notice to the Central Government over the Notification issued by it banning the sale of cattle in
Persons convicted for cow slaughter directed to pay Rs. 9000/- each for hurting the religious sentiments of people at large
Punjab and Haryana High Court: Deciding a revision petition filed against the judgment passed by the trial court which held the petitioners
Constitutional validity of Sections 5D and 9B of Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, struck down
Bombay High Court: Deciding a petition challenging various provisions of Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act 1976 as amended by Maharashtra Preservation Act 1995,
Issue of ban on slaughter of cows is beyond the domain of judicial decision making
Delhi High Court: While dismissing a petition filed in public interest seeking a direction to the respondent to prohibit cow slaughtering and