1[Whoever causes any physical injury to any cow or its
progeny so as to endanger the life thereof such as to mutilate its body or to transport
it in any situation whereby endangering the life thereof or with the intention of
endangering the life thereof does not provide with food or water shall be punished with
imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than one year and which may extend
to seven years and with fine which shall not be less than one Lakh rupees and which
may extend to three Lakh rupees.]
1. Ins by sec 3 of U.P.Act no 20 of 2020