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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No. 3051 of 2025
1. Subhash Ganjhu, aged about 34 years, S/O Tishankar Ganjhu, R/O Village – Khairatand, PO – Salaiya, PS Herhanj, District – Latehar, Jharkhand.
2. Fuldev Ganjhu, aged about 32 years, S/O Santoshi Ganzu, R/o Village Khairatand, PO – Phulsu, PS – Herhanj, District – Latehar, Jharkhand.
3. Mahendra Oraon, aged about 27 years, S/O Jaleshwar Oraon, R/O Village – Khairatand, PO – Salaiya, PS – Herhanj, District – Latehar, Jharkhand.
… … Petitioners
Versus
The State of Jharkhand
… … Opp. Party ---
CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK ROSHAN ---
For the Petitioners : Mr. Vishnu Prabhakar Pathak, Advocate
: Mr. Shubham Gautam, Advocate
For the Opp. P-State : Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, Spl. PP
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02/05th June 2025
Heard the learned counsel for the parties.
2. The petitioners have moved before this Court for grant of privilege of anticipatory bail from apprehending their arrest in connection with Herhanj P.S. Case No. 46 of 2024 instituted under Sections 17 and 18 of the NDPS Act.
3.
Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have clean antecedent and they have falsely been implicated in this case. The allegation against these petitioners for cultivation of opium crops, are false and fabricated and they have not committed any offence. He further submits that the name of these petitioners have transpired in this case only on the basis of secret information.
4. Learned A.P.P. opposed the prayer of the petitioner for grant of bail.
5. Having regard to the facts and circumstances of this case, I am inclined to extend privilege of anticipatory bail to these petitioners. Accordingly, the petitioners are directed to surrender in the Court within a period of four weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail
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bond of Rs. 20,000/- (Rs. Twenty Thousand Only) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, NDPS, Latehar, in connection with Herhanj P.S. Case No. 46 of 2024.
6. It is made clear that petitioner shall co-operate with the investigation / trial. If the petitioner will not co-operate with the investigation / trial, the State would be at liberty to take appropriate action.
(Deepak Roshan, J.) Aditi/Simran