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| High Court Beef ban verdict hogs headlines in Kashmir | | Separatists call for strike, protests against decision | | Javaid Naikoo
Early Times Report
SRINAGAR, Sept 10: The beef ban verdict of High court in Jammu and Kashmir is hogging headlines with legal experts terming verdict as reiteration of an already existing law and Separatists challenging Verdict called for Strike and Protests.
Legal experts said that because of the position of special status to Jammu and Kashmir, state has Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Ranbir
Penal Code (RPC) and except for few both have all sections in common. They said that Under section 298A of the RPC, intentionally killing or slaughtering a cow or any other similar animal is a cognizable offence with punishment of 10 year and fine as well and under section 298-B, possessing flesh of such an animal is a cognizable cum non-bailable offence and punishable with imprisonment of one year and fine.
Reacting on High Court verdict to ban sale of Beef in Kashmir common masses took to Social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter to oppose High Court verdict and express their anger in their own way. Hardliner Separatists leader Syed Ali Geelani challenging the verdict called for protests after Friday prayers and a complete shutdown on Saturday against the ban of beef after the High court verdict.
Geelani while terming the decision a politically motivated allegedly aimed to create communal tension Geelani asked people to stage protests against the beef ban after Friday prayers and observe complete shutdown on Saturday.
Other separatist leaders in their statements also opposed High Court verdict to ban sale of beef in Kashmir, keeping in view its Muslim majority status.
High Court going Maharashtra way today imposed ban on the sale of beef after after a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against cow
slaughtering was filed by one Advocate Parimoksh Seth.
The PIL said that slaughtering or killing of bovine animals were an "offence punishable under Section 298-A and possession of such slaughtered animal an act punishable under Section 298-B of the RPC". After hearing senior advocate Seth's PIL, AAG Vishal Sharma who appeared for the state, said that Divisional Commissioner Kashmir has not filed an appropriate response regarding the smuggling and slaughtering of bovine animals and their sale in Kashmir division.
A Division Bench of JK High Court comprising Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Janak Raj Kotwal then directed DGP J&K to ensure that appropriate directions were given to all SSPs, SPs and SHOs of all districts and Police Stations that there shall be no sale of beef.
Notably Eid-ul-Azha (Qurbani Eid) is just fifteen days far when Muslims in Kashmir division like rest of the world offer sacrifices of animals like ox, Buffalo and cow which are now banned in Kashmir and it will be worthy to watch how will government react on High court verdict of Beef ban in Kashmir that particular day. |
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