[2025:JHHC:25560] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4846 of 2025 1. Suresh Ganjhu, S/o-Mangra Ganjhu, aged about 32 years, 2. Mahesh Ganjhu, S/o- Paiwa Ganjhu, aged about 31 years, Both are resident of Village- Torar,, P.O-, P.S- Chandwa, District-Latehar, (Jharkhand). ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Shahid Yunus, Advocate. For the State : Mr. S.K.Shukla, A.P.P. ------ 04/ 27.08.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No. 42 of 2025, registered for the offences under Section 18 of N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the court of learned Special Judge, N.D.P.S., Latehar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that it has been alleged that the petitioners are involved in cultivation of poppy plants in the forest area, however, petitioner is nothing to do with the same. He submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-6 of the petition. He further submits that the similarly situated other co-accused has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 4381 of 2025 by this court. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there against the petitioners of cultivating the poppy plants. [2025:JHHC:25560] -2- 5. Considering that the similarly situated other co-accused has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 4381 of 2025 by this court and the area is said to be of the forest department and the cultivation of the poppy plants has been denied by the petitioner and further he is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-6 of the petition, I am inclined to provide privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, named above, 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 Special Judge, N.D.P.S., Latehar, in connection with Chandwa P.S. Case No. 42 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Amitesh/-