Summary:
The Anti-Cow Slaughter Act or Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act, 2015 prohibits cow slaughter in the state and also bans the export of cows for the purpose of slaughter. The government informed this to Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday, a month after it snubbed the Haryana Police for its failure to implement the Act in Mewat district. Only in 96 cases, the accused were apprehended on the spot and in the rest the suspects managed to escape. The court was informed that 856 accused are yet to be arrested in 386 cases. A total of 13 cases have been decided by the courts in the district and not even a single person has been convicted, the court was informed..