Supreme Court of India
Saurabh Bajaj v. State of Chhattisgarh
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What the Court ordered
The revisional order impugned in this appeal, along with the order of conviction and sentence of the Trial Court and the First Appellate Court, is set aside. The appellant’s conviction is thus set aside, and the appeal is allowed accordingly.
Judgment, 10
In brief
A Head Constable (PW3), acting on information, intercepted a truck carrying 32 bullocks from Keduwa towards Odisha, seized the cattle and arrested the driver and cleaner. A Bolero car travelling ahead of the truck was also detained on the allegation that it was escorting the truck, and its four occupants, including the appellant, were arrested. The prosecution's own witnesses — PW1, a Veterinary Doctor, and PW5, the President of the Gaushala Committee entrusted with the cattle — stated that all the animals were healthy and fit for agricultural use such as ploughing.…
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