Nand Kishore and Another v. State of U.P. and 3 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Nand Kishore and another v. State of U.P. and others, CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 6122 of 2020, decided 28.8.2020 (Manoj Misra and Anil Kumar-IX, JJ.). FIR under Sections 3/5A/8 of Cow Slaughter Act and Section 11 of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, P.S. Khorabar, District Gorakhpur, for alleged cruel transportation of animals. Quashing of FIR refused at threshold; petition disposed of with no-arrest protection till police report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C., conditional on co-operation in investigation.
What did the court decide?
Petition disposed of: investigation to continue and be brought to its logical conclusion, but petitioners not to be arrested till submission of police report under Section 173(2) Cr.P.C., subject to their co-operation in the investigation; quashing prayer declined at this stage. ¶9