The applicants, a driver and cleaner of a vehicle, were arrested on 13 May 2026 and accused of transporting seven cows cruelly — without a veterinary certificate and without adequate water and medicine — in violation of multiple statutes including the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, the Gujarat Animal Preservation Act, 1954, and the Gujarat Police Act. They filed a successive regular bail application before the Gujarat High Court under Section 483 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, after their earlier application was withdrawn. The Court noted that the investigation was complete, a chargesheet had been filed, none of the offences carried a life sentence or death penalty, the main accused (owner of the livestock) had already been granted bail, and prolonged pre-trial detention would amount to pre-trial conviction. Relying on the Supreme Court decisions in Sanjay Chandra v. CBI and Gudikanti Narasimhulu v. Public Prosecutor, and the constitutional guarantee of personal liberty under Article 21, the Court held that bail is the rule and jail the exception, and granted regular bail subject to conditions including a personal bond of ₹25,000 with one surety each.