Regulation Towards Cow Slaughter in UP Being Misused, Says Allahabad Top Courtroom
The Allahabad Top Courtroom on Monday expressed worry over the repeated misuse of the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act and the implication of blameless individuals in such circumstances, stating “accused individuals proceed in prison for an offence that would possibly not had been dedicated in any respect”.
The courtroom additionally identified that during a lot of circumstances the beef recovered via the government was once introduced as cow meat (red meat) with out it being analysed via mavens to determine its beginning.
“On every occasion any meat is recovered, it’s most often proven as cow meat (red meat) with out getting it tested or analysed via the Forensic Laboratory. In lots of the circumstances, meat isn’t despatched for research. Accused individuals proceed in prison for an offence that would possibly not had been dedicated in any respect,” the courtroom stated whilst listening to the bail software of Rahmu, alias Rahmuddin.
The courtroom additionally raised questions on how cows are handled via their homeowners, stating many are frequently left to fend for themselves via their homeowners when now not being milked and guashalas (cow shelters) “don’t settle for non-milching cows or previous cows and they’re left to wander the roads”.
And the stray cows which are recovered (via the state) do not need right kind documentation and “one does now not know the place the cows pass after…”, the courtroom persisted.
“House owners of cows after milking, depart the cows to roam on roads, to drink drainage/sewer water and consume rubbish, polythene, and so on. Cows at the street are risk to site visitors… can’t be transported… for concern of locals and police. A way needs to be discovered to stay them in shelters or with homeowners,” the courtroom stated.
The courtroom made those remarks after being informed the accused were in prison for over a month however had no explicit allegations towards his title within the FIR filed via the native police.
In line with the bail plea filed nowadays, the accused was once now not arrested from the crime scene. Rahmuddin, who has been accused of killing a cow, has been in prison since August 5.
Rahmuddin has been granted conditional bail.