Cow Slaughter Incidents Increasing Despite State Wide Ban, UP Police Not Serious In Probing Such Cases: Allahabad High Court

The Court also observed that despite a state-wide ban on cow slaughter, such cases are increasing and whenever an FIR is lodged in such cases, the UP Police adopts a flexible attitude about it.

These observations were made by a bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav while hearing an anticipatory bail plea filed by one Saif Ali Khan who was allegedly found with 1.5 quintals of cow flesh in the year 2019 and was booked under Sections 3, 5 and 8 of the 1955 Act.

However, noting that the probe in the FIR has not been completed to date, the High Court 5- directed the Police Commissioner, Prayagraj to remain present before the Court on November 30 along with an affidavit containing a report as to how many cases of cow slaughter have been registered in the Prayagraj district since 2019 and how many such cases are still being investigated.

“It is ordered that on the next date, the Police Commissioner, Prayagraj will be personally present before this court with an affidavit, otherwise, the Home Secretary of the State Government will have to remain present before this court in person with an affidavit along with a status report of the FIRs lodged in these cases statewide since 2019, otherwise the court will be forced to pass an order against them.”

The Court also noted that such cases come before the court every day, even though there is a ban on cow slaughter in Uttar Pradesh, despite this, cows are being slaughtered in the state.

The Court added that such incidents are not being stopped on time, as it seems that the police department is not serious in such matters which directly benefits such criminals and increases their morale.