{"id":31676,"date":"2026-10-02T21:14:17","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31676"},"modified":"2026-10-02T21:14:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T21:14:17","slug":"cant-invoke-anti-slaughter-law-in-case-of-mere-illegal-cattle-transportation-sc-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=31676","title":{"rendered":"Can&#8217;t invoke anti-slaughter law in case of mere illegal cattle transportation: SC | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134646606,imgsize-275160,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/a-sacrificial-bull-for-sale-is-off-loaded-from-a-truck-at-a-cattle-market-ahead-of-eid-al-adha-celebrations-in-peshawar.jpg\" alt=\"Can't invoke anti-slaughter law in case of mere illegal cattle transportation: SC\" title=\"Acquitting a person convicted by a trial court and Chhattisgarh HC for illegally transporting 32 bulls under Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 2004, a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said police have failed to establish the intention of the accused.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Acquitting a person convicted by a trial court and Chhattisgarh HC for illegally transporting 32 bulls under Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 2004, a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said police have failed to establish the intention of the accused.\">Acquitting a person convicted by a trial court and Chhattisgarh HC for illegally transporting 32 bulls under Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 2004, a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said police have failed to establish the intention of the accused.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: At a time when vigilante groups are active in stopping cattle smuggling purportedly to prevent slaughter, the Supreme Court has ruled that the police cannot presumptively invoke stringent provisions of anti-cattle slaughter laws against people for mere illegal transportation of bovine animals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>Acquitting a person convicted by a trial court and Chhattisgarh HC for illegally transporting 32 bulls under Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 2004, a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said police have failed to establish the intention of the accused that cattle were being transported for slaughter. The prosecution said the intercepted truck did not have any document that authorised the driver and cleaner to transport cattle from Chhattisgarh to Odisha.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"7\"\/>&#8220;The mere fact that the transport was not accompanied by any documents cannot lead to a presumption that it was for slaughter,&#8221; SC said. &#8220;We find no reason to uphold the conviction, especially when a veterinary doctor and the &#8216;Gaushala Committee&#8217; chief said before the court that the seized cattle were fit for use in agriculture.&#8221;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/cant-invoke-anti-slaughter-law-in-case-of-mere-illegal-cattle-transportation-sc\/articleshow\/134646602.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Acquitting a person convicted by a trial court and Chhattisgarh HC for illegally transporting 32 bulls under Chhattisgarh Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act, 2004, a bench of Justices J B Pardiwala and K Vinod Chandran said police have failed to establish the intention of the accused. 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