Nikhat Praveen v. The State Of Bihar
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA
CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.66936 of 2025 Arising Out of PS. Case No.-544 Year-2025 Thana- GARKHA District- Saran ====================================================== Nikhat Praveen Son of Gulame Gaush @ Ghulam Gaus R/o Village - Bangari, P.O. Basant, P.S. - Garkha, District - Saran at Chapra. ... ... Petitioner/s
Versus
The State of Bihar ... ... Opposite Party/s ====================================================== Appearance :
For the Petitioner/s :
Mr. Vikash Kumar Singh, Advocate For the Opposite Party/s :
Mr. Ajay Kumar No. 2, APP ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SATYAVRAT VERMA ORAL ORDER 19-01-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned APP for the State.
2. Petitioner apprehends her arrest in a case registered for the offences punishable under Sections 338, 336(3), 340(2), 316(2), 316(5) and 318(4) of B.N.S., 2023.
3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner is a person with clean antecedent and is a woman and the informant alleges that an amount of Rs.43,79,850/- has been misappropriated without doing any government work by the Mukhiya along with other accused persons.
4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that petitioner being a Mukhiya has been falsely implicated in the instant case by the informant. It is next submitted that from perusal of Annexure-P-2, i.e., Letter No.103, dated 23.06.2025,
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66936 of 2025(5) dt.19-01-2026 2/3 issued under the signature of the D.D.C., Saran, Chapra, it would manifest that D.D.C. has submitted his inquiry report and from perusal of the same, it would manifest that work has been done. It is further submitted that the inquiry report does not suggest that the entire amount has been siphoned off. It is next submitted that D.D.C. has not found the charges proved with respect to seven schemes but as far as three schemes are concerned, it is alleged that the work has not been done properly. It is also submitted that petitioner will not abscond rather will cooperate in the investigation to prove her innocence.
5. Learned APP opposes the anticipatory bail application.
6. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, let petitioner, above-named, in the event of her arrest or surrender before the learned trial court within a period of six weeks from today, be released on anticipatory bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of the learned trial court where the case is pending/Successor Court in connection with Garkha P.S. Case No.544 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of B.N.S.S.
Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.66936 of 2025(5) dt.19-01-2026 3/3
7. However, it is made clear that in the event, if any application is filed by the Investigating Officer before the learned Trial Court bringing to its notice that petitioner, despite giving assurance to this Court, is not cooperating in the investigation, the learned Trial Court shall be at liberty to cancel the bail bond of the petitioner after recording reasons.
8. Let a copy of this order be sent to the concerned Police Station through the learned Trial Court. (Satyavrat Verma, J) Sanjay/- U T