( 2025:JHHC:27617 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5250 of 2025 Santosh Ganjhu, aged about 28 years, son of Basudev Ganjhu, resident of village Jawabar, P.O. Balubhang, P.S. 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. Vishwanath Roy, Spl.P.P. 02/ 10.09.2025: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No. 04 of 2025, registered under sections 15(c), 17 (c), 18(b) and 25 of N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge (N.D.P.S), Latehar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that allegation is made of cultivation of poppy plant in the forest area however land is not of the petitioner. He submits that petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 12 of the petition. He submits that petitioner is ready to co- operate in the investigation. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of cultivation of poppy plant. 5. Considering that allegation is made of cultivation of poppy plant in the forest area and even land is being denied of the petitioner, the petitioner has no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 12 of the petition and petitioner is ready to co-operate in the investigation as argued by the learned counsel for the petitioner, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above named, petitioner is directed to ( 2025:JHHC:27617 ) surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge (N.D.P.S), Latehar, in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No. 04 of 2025, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-