MOHHAMED FARUK ALIAS MOHAMMAD FAROOK ALIAS MOHD. FARUKH vs STATE OF PUNJAB

In the High Court for the States of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh 248 CRM-M-18066-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision:- 19.05.2026 Mohhamed Faruk @ Mohammad Farook @ Mohd. Farukh … Petitioner Versus State of Punjab ... Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SUBHAS MEHLA Present:- Mr. Prince Goyal, Advocate with Ms. Chhavi Budhiraja, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Subhash Godara, Addl. A.G., Punjab. ***** SUBHAS MEHLA, J. (Oral) 1. By way of the present petition, the petitioner is seeking regular bail in a case bearing FIR No.0179 dated 05.09.2025 under Sections 3, 5, 8 and 11 of the Punjab Prohibition of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955, under Section 11 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and Sections 299, 153, 325, 111(3), 190 and 191(3) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (for short ‘BNS’ 2023) registered at Police Station Kotwali, Patiala, District Patial. 2. Brief facts of the case are that the present FIR has been registered on the statement of the complainant Vikas Kamboj @ Vicky, who is serving as Vice Chairman of Gau Raksha Dal, Punjab. He stated that he received information that one Arif @ Raju along with Mohammad Farooq (present petitioner) is involved in slaughtering cows