Van occupants prosecuted for carrying bones with dried flesh under cattle law
Police stopped a pick-up van on a road and seized 15 kg of raw bones with dried flesh, arresting the driver and naming two others. The FIR charged only the cattle-preservation law. The High Court kept the flesh-possession charge alive while quashing the sale charge.
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How we verify →The FIR is quashed only for Section 5B; prosecution under Section 5C of the cattle-preservation law continues.
What happened
The High Court recorded that police on patrol near Shivneri Dhaba road stopped a Mahindra pick-up van, arrested the driver, and were told by him that the vehicle contained raw bones.
The High Court recorded that the panchnama showed raw bones with traces of dried flesh weighing 15 kg worth about Rs 30,000 were seized, and an animal husbandry report said the bones were of matured large bovine.
The High Court recorded that the FIR invoked only Sections 5B, 5C and 9 of the 1976 Act, with no Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, theft, or violence charge.
The High Court held Section 5B was not attracted but Section 5C possession of flesh was prima facie attracted, so prosecution continues for Section 5C.
What the record says
“the raw bones with the trace of dried flesh on bones of total weight of 15kg having approximate costs of Rs.30,000/- was found and they were seized.”
Criminal Application (APL) No. 597 of 2025, 2025:BHC-NAG:12098-DB, para 4 — read the full text
No complaining victim
Possessing bovine flesh for food or trade harmed no person, with no cruelty, theft, or violence charge in the case.
What we could not confirm
Species as cow versus buffalo beyond large bovine opinion and forensic confirmation were not confirmed; live-cattle transport or slaughter was not alleged.