Md. Irshad @ Md. Kari v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.81812 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-213 Year-2025 Thana- BAKHARI District- Begusarai ====================================================== Md. Irshad @ Md. Kari S/O Mohammad Tahir R/O Village - Pranpur, Ward No. - 11, P.S- Bakhari, Dist.- Begusarai ... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr.Raj Kumar Sinha, Adv.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr.Binod Kumar, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SOURENDRA PANDEY ORAL ORDER 15-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Bakhari P.S. Case No. 213 of 2025 dated 12.06.2025 registered for the offences punishable under Sections 325, 299 and 3(5) of the B.N.S. and Sections 5, 6, 6(A) and 6(B) of the Prevention Cow Slaughter Law.

3. As per the prosecution case, the allegation against the petitioner is that he runs slaughter house and on search, total 150 Kg. of chopped meat, two cows heads, other cows and other materials were recovered and seized from the slaughter house owned by the petitioner.

4. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner has falsely been implicated in this case. It has further been submitted that the petitioner was not apprehended from the

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.81812 of 2025(3) dt.15-01-2026 2/2 place of occurrence. It has further been submitted that though the apprehended co-accused persons have given the name of the petitioner in the alleged offence but no such recovery has been made from the conscious possession of the petitioner. It has lastly been submitted that the petitioner has two criminal antecedents in which he is on bail.

5. The learned A.P.P. for the State has vehemently opposed the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner and submitted that the petitioner runs a slaughter house and from there the cows and cow meat were recovered, which is in contravention of the provisions of the Prevention of Cows Slaughter Law.

6. Considering the aforesaid facts and circumstances of the case, the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioner is hereby rejected and the petitioner is directed to surrender before the Court below concerned within four weeks from the date of this order and pray for regular bail, the learned Court below may consider the prayer for regular bail of the petitioner on its own merits without being prejudiced by this order.

7. The application stands rejected.

(Sourendra Pandey, J) Gautam/- U T