[2025:JHHC:17611] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No.5293 of 2025 ------ 1. Manoj Mundu @ Muchu, aged about 21 years, son of Kalidas Mundu, resident of village: Saraddu, Tola: Sivkadia, P.O. and P.S. : Bandgaon, District: West Singhbhum, Jharkhand. 2. Rajesh Mundu @ Basiya, aged about 35 years, son of Late Sau Mundu, resident of village: Tola: Sivkadia, P.O. and P.S. : Bandgaon, District: West Singhbhum, Jharkhand 3. Aachu Mundu, aged about 26 years, son of Dibru Mundu, resident of village: Tola: Sivkadia, P.O. and P.S. : Bandgaon, District: West Singhbhum, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajesh Ranjan Srivastav, Advocate For the State : Mr. Suraj Deo Munda, Addl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 02-07-2025 Heard the parties. The petitioners have been made accused in connection Bandgaon P.S. Case No.09 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 8 (b) and 18 of the N.D.P.S. Act. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners were involved in illegal cultivation of opium. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioners is false. Drawing attention of this Court towards para-13 of the instant bail application, learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent. It is further submitted that there is no F.S.L. Report to suggest that the seized plants were poppy plants. It is then submitted that the petitioners undertake that they will co-operate with the trial of the case. It is lastly submitted that the petitioners have been in custody since 22.02.2025 as is evident from para-14 of the instant bail application. Hence it is submitted that the petitioners be released on bail. Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa in connection with Bandgaon P.S. Case No.09 of 2025 with the condition that they will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish their mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that they will not change their mobile number during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Animesh/