( 2025:JHHC:25547 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4862 of 2025 1. Dev Kumar Yadav @ Jay Kumar Yadav, son of Chana Yadav @ Chandradev Yadav, aged about 35 years 2. Sudhir Ganjhu @ Sudhari Ganjhu, son of Bhola Ganjhu aged about 34 years Both are resident of village Dakadiri, P.O. Balubhang, P.S. Bariyatu, District-Latehar (Jharkhand) ...... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Parties -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Shahid Yunus, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, Spl.P.P. 03/ 27.08.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No. 10/2025, registered under sections 111(4) of BNS, 2023 and sections 15(c), 17(c),18(b), 22, 25, 29 of NDPS Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, NDPS, Laterhar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that false allegation is made of cultivation of poppy plants in the forest area though the petitioners have nothing to do with the said land and cultivation of poppy plants. He submits that one of co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 4428 of 2025 and petitioners have no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 6 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 of cultivation of poppy plant is there. 5. Considering that petitioners have no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 6 of the petition and one of the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A and even the land is of the ( 2025:JHHC:25547 ) Forest Department, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above named, petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, NDPS, Laterhar, in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No. 10/2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-