Sarika Devi v. The State Of Bihar

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA

CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.4296 of 2026 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-280 Year-2025 Thana- NAWADA MUFFASIL District- Nawada ====================================================== Sarika Devi W/o- Santosh Kumar R/v- Station Road Harnaut, Ps- Harnaut Dist- Nalanda.

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

1.

The State of Bihar.

2.

Mr. Saurabh Gupta, Mines Inspector, Son of Late Suresh Prasad Resident of Village - Mahendru, P.S.- Sultanganj, Patna.

... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :

For the Petitioner/s :

Mr. Sunil Kumar, Advocate.

For the Opposite Party/s :

Mr. Abhay Kumar, A.P.P.

====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SUNIL DUTTA MISHRA ORAL ORDER 19-03-2026

1. Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P. for the State.

2. The petitioner apprehends his arrest in connection with Muffasil P.S. Case No.280 of 2025 instituted under Sections 303(2), 317(2), 111(3) of the B.N.S., 2023.

3. As per the prosecution case, the informant has alleged that a joint raid was conducted against illegal sand mining under the jurisdictions of Giriyak and Pawapuri Police Stations, District Nalanda. On seeing the raiding team, all the tractor drivers fled away with loaded vehicles towards Mufassil P.S. who were chased and when surrounded the drivers of the vehicles abandoned their tractors and motorcycles near the sand

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4296 of 2026(4) dt.19-03-2026 2/3 storage site of petitioner.

4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is innocent and has been falsely implicated in this case. He further submits that the Tractor does not belong to the petitioner rather the driver of said tractor fled away leaving the tractor on the road. Learned counsel submits that petitioner was not present on the spot at the time of alleged occurrrence. He further submits that petitioner is a lady, having got clean antecedent and she undertakes to cooperate in the investigation and trial of the case.

5. Learned A.P.P. for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail.

6. Considering the facts and circumstances of the case, submissions of learned counsel for the parties and the nature of allegation against the petitioner as well as her clean antecedent, in the event of arrest or surrender before the Court below within six weeks from today, the petitioner be released on bail upon furnishing bail bonds of Rs.10,000/- (Rupees Ten Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount to each to the satisfaction of the learned A.C.J.M.1, Nawada/ concerned Court in connection with Mufassil P.S. Case No.280 of 2025, subject to the conditions laid down in Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.4296 of 2026(4) dt.19-03-2026 3/3 Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(Sunil Dutta Mishra, J) Ritik/- U T