2025:JHHC:23566 --1-- A.B.A. No. 4387 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4387 of 2025 ---- Jaykaran Ganjhu, aged about 30 years, son of Nemu Ganjhu @ Nema Ganjhu, resident of village – Sirisamad, PO and PS – Bariyatu, District – Latehar, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Vishnu Prabhakar Pathak, Advocate :- Ms. Apurva, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Advocate ---- 06/13.08.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No.15 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 15, 18 and 25 of NDPS Act pending in the Court of learned Special Judge NDPS, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that false allegation is made against the petitioner of cultivating the poppy plants in the forest area. He submits that even the land is not belonging to the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner has got two criminal antecedents of similar nature, however, in one of the case on supervision the petitioner’s name has not come. He submits that in identical situation five co-accused persons have 2025:JHHC:23566 --2-- A.B.A. No. 4387 of 2025 already been granted anticipatory bail by a co-ordinate Bench of this Court in ABA No.2935 of 2025. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that criminal antecedent is there against the petitioner. 5. Considering that in identical situation five co-accused persons have already been granted anticipatory bail by a co- ordinate Bench of this Court in ABA No.2935 of 2025 and the land in question is said to be of the forest area and the petitioner has denied that he has done the poppy plant cultivation in that area, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on 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 learned Special Judge NDPS, Latehar in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No.15 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Sangam/