2025:JHHC:29309 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4061 of 2025 ---- Bisheshwar Yadav, aged about 40 years, son of Bilokhan Yadav, resident of Induwa, PO Balubhang, 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. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. P.D. Agarwal, Advocate ---- 2/22.09.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bariyatu PS Case No.10 of 2025, for offence registered under section 111(4) of BNS and section 15(c),17(c),18(b),22,25 & 29 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, pending before learned Special Judge, NDPS, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that allegation is made of cultivation of poppy plant in forest area. He submits that petitioner has criminal antecedent. He then submits that one of the coaccused person has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.4428 of 2025 and in ABA No.4889 of 2025 the petitioners were directed to surrender before learned court and learned court will release them. On these grounds, he submits that the anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that petitioner is having criminal antecedents. 5. Considering that petitioner is having one criminal antecedent and in identical situation in the aforesaid ABA, the coaccused persons have been directed to surrender before the learned court and learned Sessions Judge will release those petitioners of that case, in view of that, the petitioner is hereby directed to surrender before the learned court within two weeks from today, and the learned court concerned will release the petitioner on such terms and conditions as well as sureties as the learned court may deem fit and proper. 6. This petition is disposed of. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 22nd Sept., 2025 SI/