Samina Khatoon @ Asmina Khatoon v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.77356 of 2025, order dated 24-02-2026, Jitendra Kumar, J. Anticipatory bail allowed in Laukaha PS Case No-81 of 2025 (Madhubani): illegal sand transportation, tractor intercepted without challan, mob forcibly removed vehicle; Mines Inspector, Madhubani among opposite parties. Offences: Sections 303(2), 132, 3(5) BNS 2023; Section 56(2)/4 B.M.C.P.; Section 4 M.M.D.R.; counsel compared Section 132 with Section 353 IPC. Bail bonds Rs. 10,000/- each with two like sureties; conditions under Section 482(2) B.N.S.S., 2023 plus bond-cancellation conditions. Keywords: anticipatory bail, apprehension of arrest, illegal mining, sand, tractor, BNS 2023, BNSS 2023 s.482(2), M.M.D.R., no criminal antecedents, no earlier bail petition.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioners to be enlarged on bail upon arrest or surrender within eight weeks on bail bonds of Rs. 10,000/- (Ten Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned concerned court below in Laukaha PS Case No-81 of 2025, subject to Section 482(2) B.N.S.S., 2023 conditions and two additional conditions permitting cancellation of bonds for concealment of criminal antecedents or a wrong statement regarding a previous bail petition.