Immediately after the seizure, he approached the police and requested them to release the cattle. Then, the police informed him that the cattle would be released one week after the Bakrid festival to avoid the scope of slaughtering during the festival. Thereafter, he slipped in the agriculture field, sustained an injury to his backbone and was bed ridden and due to the said injury, he could not move a petition for the release of the cattle. It is also the case of the petitioner that the investigation was completed and the police had filed receipts before the Court regarding seizure of several cattle. 3. A counter affidavit was filed on behalf of the 1"‘ respondent stating that on 17.06.2023 the de facto complainant, Musalaiahgari Gandi Reddy, who is the President of the Hindu Charitable Institution, Kadapa, lodged a complaint with the police stating that on 17.06.2023 he proceeded to Kamalapuram village, and when he reached M.J.Function Hall, he found a herd of cows tied in a shed within the Madrasa premises and informed about the same to Hindu Chaitanya Vedika members over phone. Later, the members of the Hindu Chaitanya Vedika and the de facto complainant entered the premises and counted the cows and calves. On enquiry, they learnt that the cows were brought and stalled for slaughtering on the eve of Bakrid festival and informed of the same to police. The police
