1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Original Jurisdiction Dated: Nainital: the 7th day of December, 2011 First Bail Application No. 1114 of 2011 Criminal Side 1. Bhura Teli S/o Jumma R/o Nai Basti, Goitiya Siroili Kala, Police Station Kichha District Udham Singh Nagar 2. Javed S/o Hazi Waheed R/o Indra Nagar, Ward No.13 Police Station Kichha District Udham Singh Nagar ….Applicants (In Jail) Versus State of Uttarakhand ..…..Opposite Party Arising out of Case Crime/F.I.R. No 299 of 2011 Under Section: 5/6/11 of Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007. Police Station: Kichha District: Udham Singh Nagar Hon’ble Prafulla C. Pant, J. Mr. Rajesh Sharma, Advocate, present for the 2 applicants. Mr. S.S.Adhikari, A.G.A, present for the State. Heard. Applicants– Bhura Teli and Javed, who are in jail in connection with F.I.R. No. 299 of 2011, relating to offence punishable under section 5/6/11 of Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007, Police Station Kichha, District Udham Singh Nagar, have sought their release on bail. Learned counsel for the applicants submitted that applicants Bhura Teli and Javed are driver and cleaner of the truck in which 293 of hides/skins of Cow Progeny Animals were allegedly being transported. It is pleaded on behalf of the applicants that transportation of hides/skins of cow progeny animals, who died their natural death, is no offence under Uttarakhand Protection of Cow Progeny Act, 2007. It is neither a case of selling beef nor transportation of beef, nor transportation of cow or their progeny for slaughtering. It is further submitted that applicants have no criminal history, and that they are innocent. In the above circumstances, without expressing any opinion as to final merits of the case, this Court is of the view that the applicants deserve bail. 3 The Bail Application is allowed. Let the applicants- Bhura Teli and Javed, be released on bail on executing personal bond by each one of them and furnishing two sureties, for each one of them, each of the like amount, to the satisfaction of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Udham Singh Nagar. (Prafulla C. Pant, J.) Dt.07.12.2011 Nahid