By deciding that mere possession of beef cannot be a ground to invite arrest, even as it upheld the ban on slaughter of bulls and bullocks, the Bombay high court has set an important precedent.
By deciding that mere possession of beef cannot be a ground to invite arrest, even as it upheld the ban on slaughter of bulls and bullocks, the Bombay high court has set an important precedent. Now the onus is on the police, which will have to establish that the beef found in someone’s home has been from cattle within the state. Hopefully, the Maharashtra government will now realise that it cannot impose a particular lifestyle on others.
Samit Gupta
Mumbai
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