Beef-shop vendor in Nagaon given confirmed bail
Police in Nagaon booked a shop vendor for selling beef near a temple under the Assam Cattle Preservation Act with a BNS harmony section. Beef was said to have been recovered from the shop. The Gauhati High Court made interim bail absolute with a condition not to sell beef.
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How we verify →Anticipatory bail was confirmed on 18 August 2025 and the cattle-preservation prosecution continued.
What happened
The High Court recorded the police file as Nagaon P.S. Case No. 520/2025 under BNS 196(1)(b) with Section 13(1) of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021, after an FIR dated 03.07.2025.
The High Court noted the FIR claim of four shops selling beef in Chalchali, with vendors fleeing except one man apprehended and beef recovered from the petitioner's shop.
The High Court noted the prosecution claim that the shop was within 5 km of a Hanuman Mandir, discussed with reference to Section 8 of the 2021 Act.
The High Court made the interim bail of 30.07.2025 absolute, directing the petitioner not to sell beef and to appear before the investigator when called.
What the record says
“from the shop of the petitioner beef was recovered.”
[name withheld] vs State of Assam, Gauhati High Court order dated 18.08.2025 — read the full text
No complaining victim
Selling and possessing beef harmed no one on the facts stated, with no allegation of cruelty, cattle theft or violence.
What we could not confirm
Whether the shop was owned by the petitioner was disputed; ownership not confirmed. No cruelty, theft or violence allegation appears.