Cattle-law lorry seizure set aside with release on property surety
The High Court recorded that Ramnagar police seized a lorry for alleged offences under Sections 4, 5, 7 and 12 of the cattle slaughter preservation law in Crime No.16/2026. The Assistant Commissioner had ordered release only on a Rs 20.9 lakh bank guarantee. The High Court allowed release on immovable-property surety plus a personal bond instead.
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How we verify →The seizure stands as the state action, but the lorry must be released at once once the property surety and bond are furnished.
What happened
The High Court recorded that the petitioner claimed to own lorry No.KA-22/D-8279, seized by police in Crime No.16/2026 for alleged offences under Sections 4, 5, 7 and 12 of the cattle slaughter preservation law.
The High Court recorded that the petitioner said the cattle were transported with a certificate under the Transport of Animals Rules and that he was not arrayed as an accused in the FIR.
The High Court recorded that the Assistant Commissioner's order dated 24.03.2026 valued the lorry at about Rs 20,90,000 and demanded a bank guarantee of that sum, which the petitioner could not furnish.
The High Court directed release of the lorry on surety of immovable property worth above Rs 20,00,000 plus a personal indemnity bond in the prescribed format.
What the record says
“Petitioner herein claimed to be the owner of a lorry bearing registration No.KA.22/D.8279, which was allegedly used for commission of offence punishable under Sections 4, 5, 7 and 12 of the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Act, resultant to seizing of the same by the respondent-police in furtherance to the case registered under Crime No.16/2026.”
WP No.107377 of 2026, para 1 — read the full text
No complaining victim
The state seized a trader's vehicle only for moving cattle under a food-slaughter ban, an act with no victim, theft or violence charged in this case.
What we could not confirm
The exact seizure date is not stated in the order; only Crime No.16/2026 and the 24.03.2026 release order are dated. The petitioner's transport-certificate defence is recorded as a claim, not a finding.