( 2025:JHHC:38765 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 614 of 2026 1. Golden Ganjhu @ Gulten Ganjhu about 44 years son of Aato Ganjhu 2. Dewali Ganjhu @ Diwali Ganjhu, aged about 35 years, son of Acham Ganjhu 3. Naamdev Ganjhu @ Nandu Ganjhu aged about 30 years, son of Sanichar Ganjhu All are residents of village -Hahe, P.O. and Police Station-Lawalong, Dsitrict-Chatra ...... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. A.K. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Vandana Bharti, A.P.P. 02/ 04.02.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 89 of 2021 registered under sections 33(1) (C) of Indian Forest Act and section 29 of Wild Life Protection Act, pending in the Court of learned C.J.M, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that false allegations have been made of preparing the forest land for cultivation of poppy plant. He next submits that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 14 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioners may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of preparing the forest land for cultivation of poppy plant. 5. Considering that petitioners have got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 14 of the petition and allegations are made of preparing the forest land for cultivation of poppy plant and in that view of the matter, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within ( 2025:JHHC:38765 ) two weeks from today and the learned court shall release the petitioner son terms and conditions and sureties as learned court deems fit and proper. 6. This anticipatory bail application is disposed of. Dt.04.02.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-