CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. 14242 of 2025 at Allahabad

AFR Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:116957-DB Reserved on 9.7.2025 Delivered on 18.7.2025 Court No. - 43 Case :- CRIMINAL MISC. WRIT PETITION No. - 14242 of 2025 Petitioner :- Nitesh Kumar Respondent :- State Of Uttar Pradesh And 2 Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Devottam Pandey Counsel for Respondent :- G.A. Hon'ble Siddhartha Varma,J. Hon'ble Anil Kumar-X,J. (Per Anil Kumar, J.) 1. Heard Sri Devottam Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned AGA for the State. 2. Challenge in this present petition is the confiscation order dated 22.3.2025 passed by the District Magistrate Ballia in Case No. 3080 of 2024 (State vs. Nitesh Kumar) under Section 5(a) of U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955, where vehicle No. UP 60 BT 9421 of the petitioner was confiscated. 3. Brief facts of this case is that on basis of an information, the above vehicle of the petitioner was seized by the police personnel and they found that it was carrying certain bovines. It was also suspected that the said vehicle was used for illegal transportation of bovines. Thereafter, an FIR bearing Case Crime No. 249 of 2024, under Section 3/5(a)/8 of U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955. Thereafter