( 2025:JHHC:23234 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 4309 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4309 of 2025 1. Raghu Ganjhu @ Raghu Kumar, aged about 31 years, son of Somar Ganjhu 2. Kamlesh Ganjhu @ Kamlesh Kumar, aged about 29 years, son of Ramawtar Ganjhu @ Ramotar Ganjhu 3. Tetar Ganjhu, aged about 57 years, son of Late Kesho Ganjhu 4. Bindu Ganjhu @ Bunu Ganjhu, aged about 37 years, son of Late Balo Ganjhu 5. Pintu Ganjhu, aged about 32 years, son of Nima Ganjhu 6. Pramod Ganjhu, aged about 32 years, son of Misir Ganjhu All are residents of Village Harul, P.O. Sadar, P.S. Kunda, District- Chatra … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Abhay Kumar Tiwari, A.P.P. ----- 05/12.08.2025 The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.73 of 2023, registered for the offence under Section 33(i)(C) of the Indian Forest Act, pending in the Court of the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 2. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are having no knowledge of cultivation of opium in the forest area. He further submits that the name of the petitioners has come as the villagers have taken their names. He also submits that the petitioners are having no concern with the said land. 3. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of cultivation of opium in the forest land. 4. Considering that the petitioners are villagers and their names have come on the statements of the villagers and they have denied the fact that they are having the said land and the said land is of the Forest Department ( 2025:JHHC:23234 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 4309 of 2025 and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 5. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra in connection with Complaint Case No.73 of 2023, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Ajay/