Allahabad High Court grants bail to man accused of putting remains of dead cow in Shiva temple

The Allahabad High Court on Monday granted bail to a man accused of putting the remains of a dead cow progeny in a Shiva Temple [Raheem v State of UP]..Justice Surendra Singh allowed the bail application filed by accused Raheem after taking into account the submissions of the parties, nature and gravity of the offence as well as the larger mandate under Article 21 of the Constitution.“Let the applicant involved in the aforesaid case crime be released on bail on his furnishing a personal bond and two sureties each of the like amount to the satisfaction of the court concerned,” the bench said..The applicant was accused of offences under the Indian Penal Code including provocation to cause riot, promoting enmity between religions, injuring or defiling place of worship, outraging religious feelings, and criminal conspiracy along with offences under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act..It was alleged that while a sub-inspector was conducting routine vehicle checks, he reached a village where he was informed that some unknown people had put the remains of a dead cow progeny inside a temple to hurt religious sentiments of the public.He was also informed that the temple had been washed after removing the animals remains..The applicant claimed that he was innocent and was falsely implicated as he was neither named in the First Information Report (FIR) nor was he arrested on the spot.He told the court that he and five others had been arrested after cow slaughter equipment was recovered from them.Additionally, it was stated that two co-accused were already granted bail by the High Court in September. Further reasoning that the applicant had been in jail since July and he did not have criminal history, he sought release on bail while assuring that he would not misuse the liberty..The Court allowed the application while imposing conditions on the applicant’s conduct.“In case, of breach of any of the above conditions, it shall be a ground for cancellation of bail," the judge underscored..Advocate Dileep Singh Yadav appeared for the applicant while the AGA Laxman Prasad represented the State..[Read Order]