# Chandauli Man vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others

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## Report card

By judgment dated 9 September 2026 in CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 11697 of 2026, the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Coram: Sandeep Jain, J.) returned findings adverse to the Police personnel, P.S. Saiyadraja, District Chandauli, and directed payment of compensation of Rs 4.2 lakh (Rs 4,20,000).

- Register number: UP 67 CW 0002
- Case reference: CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 11697 of 2026 / 2026:AHC:188247
- Court and date: High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Coram: Sandeep Jain, J.), 9 September 2026
- Officer(s) at the material time: Police personnel, P.S. Saiyadraja, District Chandauli
- Present service status: Not ascertained from the cited sources.
- Provisions invoked: the U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act; the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
- Finding of the Court (extract): “the police has no power or jurisdiction to seize or confiscate the vehicle in question” (at para para 13-14)
- Verdict, sentence and quantum: Adverse finding + compensation. Sentence: compensation only. Compensation: Rs 4.2 lakh (Rs 4,20,000).
- Present status of the proceedings: The judgment is recent and may be subject to appeal; the pendency of an appeal is not a finding.
- Source orders: [Judgment / order (primary source)](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/188158070/); [Permanent link to this record](https://datalibertarian.in/babuwatch/incident/CW-2026-0065)

**Record:** CW-2026-0065 (compiler id CWC-1332); case cop-up-hc-1
**Title:** Chandauli Man vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others
**Court:** High Court of Judicature at Allahabad; judges: Sandeep Jain
**Case number / citation:** CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 11697 of 2026 / 2026:AHC:188247
**Judgment:** 2026-09-09 (2026, day precision)
**Incident date:** 2025-05-12 (2025)
**Place:** Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh; police station or unit: P.S. Saiyadraja, District Chandauli; force: state_police
**Category:** Other misconduct
**Sub-category:** other
**Outcome:** Adverse finding + compensation (adverse_finding_compensation)
**Sections:** U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act; Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act
**Officers (gated display forms):** Police personnel, P.S. Saiyadraja, District Chandauli (1 in record)
**Victims:** Chandauli man (1 in record)
**Sentence / compensation:** compensation only; Rs 4.2 lakh (Rs 4,20,000)
**Sentence type:** compensation only (compensation_only)

The High Court held that the police had no power or jurisdiction to seize or confiscate the vehicle in the cow-slaughter case. The High Court held that no permit is required to transport cow and progeny within Uttar Pradesh. The High Court quashed the confiscation order dated 12.01.2026 and the appellate order dated 28.03.2026. The High Court directed return of the vehicle and awarded monthly compensation from seizure plus a lump sum for mental agony and litigation.

> the police has no power or jurisdiction to seize or confiscate the vehicle in question

**Sources (1):** [indiankanoon.org](https://indiankanoon.org/doc/188158070/)
**Verification:** V2 · Externally reported
**Review:** Solo Staff combined review (one combined attestation) — not yet recorded
**admin category:** misconduct
**admin subcategory:** other
**allegations:** {'category': 'Other', 'primary': True, 'position': 'Material fact supported', 'position_explainer': 'Reliable material supports a specifically documented fact relevant to that allegation, not necessarily the full allegation, causation, intent, unlawfulness, or responsibility.', 'official_finding_relation': 'supports allegation'}
**anonymised:** False
**court quote para:** para 13-14
**display title redacted:** Chandauli Man vs State Of U.P. And 3 Others
**followup history:** {'date': '2026-09-24', 'scope': 'Swarm scout and independent verification pass (Muse Spark).'}
**followup status:** checked
**institutional response:** {'date': '2026-09-09', 'action_type': 'Order issued', 'status': 'Concluded', 'authority': 'High Court of Judicature at Allahabad', 'independence': 'External', 'legal_effect': 'Binding', 'description': 'The High Court of Judicature at Allahabad recorded adverse findings against police personnel.', 'disposition': 'adverse finding compensation', 'source': '2026:AHC:188247', 'recheck': 'Not yet re-checked.'}
**last checked:** 2026-09-24
**link checked per url:** {'url': 'https://indiankanoon.org/doc/188158070/', 'link_checked': None}
**retracted:** {"is_retracted": false}
**service:** police
**source assessment:** {"established": null, "basis": null}
**status:** current
**subcategory display:** other
**tier:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**tier badge:** Externally reported
**tier history:** Tier A — Externally reported or officially recorded
**verdict:** accept
**verdict note:** compensation_inr is null but judgment awards Rs. 25,000/month from 12.05.2025 till release plus Rs. 20,000 lump sum for mental agony; court_quote para field says 'as reported' but quote appears at para 13-14 of judgment (quoting Kaliya precedent)
**verification badge:** V2 · Externally reported
**verification status:** V2
**watch:** babuwatch

Status: Adverse finding + compensation.

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