2025:JHHC:24584 --1-- A.B.A. No. 4557 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4557 of 2025 ---- 1. Chhotu Das @ Chhotu Kumar, aged about 30 years, son of Baleshwar Das @ Gulsan Das 2. Nandu Bhuiyan @ Nind Bharti, aged about 32 years, son of Kailu Bhuiyan 3. Uday Kumar @ Uday Bharti, aged about 30 years, son of Sohraiy Bharti @ Sohraiy Bhuiyan 4. Sibodh Ganjhu, aged about 32 years, son of Late Takdeer Ganjhu @ Takdeer Bhokta 5. Baleshwar Yadav, aged about 36 years, son of Late Guli Mahto 6. Amresh Yadav, aged about 32 years, son of Karu Yadav 7. Dharm Ganjhu, aged about 35 years, son of Ram Briksh Ganjhu All are residents of village – Pater, PO and PS – Lawalong, District – Chatra, Jharkhand .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Manish Yadav, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Advocate ---- 06/20.08.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Chatra Sadar P.S. Case No.358 of 2024, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 8, 27(a), 28, 29 and 30 of Narcotic Drug and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985 pending in the Court of learned Principal District Judge, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph 2025:JHHC:24584 --2-- A.B.A. No. 4557 of 2025 No.13 of the petition and the allegations are made of cultivating the poppy plant in the forest area. He submits that even the land is not belonging to the petitioners and the name of the petitioners has been taken by one of the villager. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of cultivating the poppy plant in the forest area. 5. Considering that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.13 of the petition and even the land has been denied by the petitioners and it is admitted position that the said land was in the forest area, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of their surrender/arrest, the petitioners, above named, shall be released 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 Principal District Judge, Chatra in connection with Chatra Sadar P.S. Case No.358 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Sangam/