Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Anticipatory bail granted to man in dog abuse abduction case
A law student in India saw a video that seemed to show a man hurting dogs.
The student went to the man's house and asked him to stop, because dogs cannot speak up for themselves.
The student says the man got very angry and, with the help of others, took him on a motorcycle to a place called the Auto Market.
There, the student says, he was beaten and threatened, forced to write a statement, and made to urinate on a heating rod while being threatened with electrocution.
The men also demanded Rs 50,000 and made him transfer Rs 1,000 using a phone payment app called GPay.
After the student told his family, they took him to the police, and he filed a complaint.
The accused man then asked the Punjab and Haryana High Court for anticipatory bail, which is permission not to be arrested while the case continues.
The court allowed it because the man joined the investigation and the police said they did not need to question him in custody.
But the court also said that if the man breaks the bail rules, the student can use the law to ask for help.
The Punjab and Haryana High Court granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of abducting and assaulting a law student over alleged dog abuse.
The student said he confronted the man on March 31 after seeing a video allegedly showing him beating dogs, and filed a complaint at Fatehabad police station on April 1.
The student alleged he was beaten, forced to write a statement, made to urinate on a heating rod, threatened with electrocution, and forced to transfer Rs 1,000 via GPay.
Justice Vikram Aggarwal made the July 6 interim bail order absolute on August 8 after the accused joined the investigation and the State said custodial interrogation was not required.
The court said the student may pursue any legal remedy if the accused violates the bail conditions.
- Who
- A law student and an accused man in a dispute over alleged dog abuse; Justice Vikram Aggarwal of the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
- What
- The High Court granted anticipatory bail to the accused man, who faced allegations including abduction, assault, extortion and criminal intimidation.
- When
- Alleged incident occurred March 31; complaint filed April 1; interim bail order July 6; final anticipatory bail order August 8.
- Where
- Punjab and Haryana High Court; the alleged incident took place in Fatehabad, including the Auto Market area.
- Why
- The court granted bail because the accused had joined the investigation and the State said his custodial interrogation was not required.
Complainant's (Student's) Account
Accused's Defense
Origin of the dispute
Complainant's (Student's) Account
The student says the dispute began when he saw a video allegedly showing the man beating dogs and went to ask him to stop because dogs are voiceless.
Accused's Defense
The accused's counsel said the dispute arose after the student objected to a stray dog.
Evidence of assault
Complainant's (Student's) Account
The student alleges he was beaten, stripped, forced to urinate on a heating rod and threatened with electrocution.
Accused's Defense
The accused's counsel argued there was no medico-legal examination of the student to establish assault, and that the man had no antecedents.
Ongoing threats
Complainant's (Student's) Account
The student's counsel said the student was still being threatened while interning at the District Courts in Fatehabad.
Accused's Defense
The accused's advocate said he had duly joined the investigation and his custodial interrogation was not required.
- Court
- Punjab and Haryana High Court
- Judge
- Justice Vikram Aggarwal
- Bail order
- August 8, 2026, making the July 6 interim order absolute
- Alleged incident
- March 31; video of alleged dog beating and abduction to Auto Market
- Complaint filed
- April 1 at Fatehabad police station
- Charges
- Hurt, wrongful restraint, abduction, extortion, assault, criminal intimidation; criminal conspiracy later added
- Money allegedly demanded
- Rs 50,000 demanded; Rs 1,000 transferred via GPay
- Bail condition
- Compliance with Section 482(2) of the BNSS