Gujarat Court Gives Life Term for Cow Slaughter
A Gujarat court has sentenced three people to life imprisonment for cow slaughter. The court cited Manusmriti while explaining the cow's significance. The sentence follows a 2017 change to the Gujarat Animal Preservation Act, which made Gujarat the first state to make cow slaughter punishable by life imprisonment.
ContextContext: Gujarat's Animal Preservation Act of 1954 has long governed animal slaughter in the state, and the 2017 amendment raised the penalty sharply. Cow slaughter remains a sensitive issue across India, and several states have their own laws on it.
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