[2025:JHHC:25809] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4915 of 2025 Komal Ganjhu, aged about 47 years, Son of Barjrangi Ganjhu, Resident of Village-Kadle, P.O. Baraini, P.S.-Chatra, District-Chatra. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Kumar Nishant, Advocate. For the State : Mr. B.N. Ojha, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 28.08.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P. appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 379 of 2024, registered for the offences under Sections 8, 27(a), 28, 29 and 30 of N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the court of learned Special Judge, N.D.P.S. Act, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that it has been alleged that the petitioner is 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-16 of the petition. He further submits that the similarly situated three other co-accused have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 1704 of 2025 by the co-ordinate bench of this court. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there against the petitioner of cultivating the poppy plants. 5. Considering that the similarly situated three other co- accused have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 1704 of 2025 by the co-ordinate bench of this court and the [2025:JHHC:25809] -2- 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-16 of the petition, I am inclined to provide privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, 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. Act, Chatra, in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No. 379 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Amitesh/-