2025:JHHC:36466 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.6876 of 2025 Sakendra Kumar Yadav @ Sakendra Kumar aged about 25 years son of Samod Yadav, resident of Vill- Alakdiha, P.O- Jabra, P.S-Simariya, Dist.- Chatra …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Nandan Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Spl. P.P. ------ 2/05.12.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No. 07/2025 registered under sections 15(c), 17(C), 18(b),25, of the N.D.P.S. Act pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge-cum-special judge (N.D.P.S), at Latehar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that false allegations are made of cultivation of poppy plants in forest area. He next submits that the land is not belonging to the petitioner and further submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 18 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that allegation of cultivation of poppy plants is there. 5. Considering that the land is of the forest area and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent; I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner above named is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from the date 2025:JHHC:36466 2 of receipt of the order and on the event of his surrender / arrest, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty-Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount of each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge-cum-special judge (N.D.P.S), at Latehar, in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No. 07/2025 subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 05.12.2025 R.Kumar