PRAYAGRAJ, April 22 -- Observing that cow slaughter is not an ordinary crime and that it spontaneously evokes strong emotions and violent reactions, the Allahabad high court dismissed a habeas corpus petition filed by an accused in a 2025 cow slaughter case in Shamli district, upholding his detention under the National Security Act (NSA).

Dismissing the writ petition filed by accused Sameer, a division bench comprising Justice JJ Munir and Justice Sanjiv Kumar in its April 16 order also said that such an act has immediate and widespread ramifications in society, almost always leading to widespread violence that takes a toll on a tranquil society and throws life out of gear.

"This kind of offence, if repeated, would imperil the even temp...