Cow Killers Rot In Hell; Expect Central Government To Outlaw It And Designate It A Protected National Animal: Allahabad High Court
The Allahabad High Court recently expressed its optimism that the Central Government would make an appropriate decision to outlaw cow slaughter in the nation and to designate the animal as a protected national animal by highlighting the significance of cows in Hinduism and the need to stop the practice of killing them.
The Justice Shamim Ahmed bench also noted that since India is a secular nation where we must honor all religions, the Hindu belief, and faith that the cow is a symbol of divine and natural beneficence and should be revered as such is that it should be protected.
The bench noted that cow veneration dates back to the Vedic period (second millennium, seventh century BCE) and that anyone who murders cows or permits others to kill them is said to spend as much time in hell as there is hair on their body.
The Court further stated that the use of the panchagavya, or the five byproducts of the cow (milk, curd, butter, urine, and dung), in rituals of healing, cleansing, and penance, indicates the level of reverence accorded to the cow.
These conclusions were essentially reached by the court when it refused to throw out the criminal case against Mohd. Abdul Khaliq was charged with butchering cows and transporting them to be sold.
The Court observed that it does not appear that no offense has been made out against the applicant after reading the materials in the file, investigating the circumstances of the case, and taking into account the points made at the bar.
According to Hinduism, the court further stated that Brahma created both priests and cows at the same time so that they could both read sacred texts and consume ghee (clarified butter) as an offering in rituals.
According to legend, cows appeared from the ocean of milk during Samudramanthan, the great churning of the ocean by gods and demons. The cow was then presented to the seven sages and eventually fell under the care of Vasishta, a sage.
In the Mahabharata, the Court cited Bhishma (the great-grandfather of the warring faction leaders) as saying that the cow is the true mother of the world because she functions as a surrogate mother by giving humans milk for a lifetime.
The Court further noted that Lord Rama received a present of many cows and that the Puranas claim that nothing is more religious than the gift of cows.
These observations prompted the court to reject the accused Mohd Abdul Khaliq’s Section 482 CrPC petition. He was charged with violating Section 3/5/8 of the 1955 Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act.
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