2025:JHHC:31350 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.5914 of 2025 1. Anil Ganjhu, S/o-Chandradew Ganjhu, aged about 38 years, 2. Raman Ganjhu, S/o- Badhan Ganjhu, aged about 37 years, Both are resident of Village- Dakadiri, P.O- Balubhang, P.S-Bariyatu, District- Latehar, (Jharkhand). …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Shahid Yunus, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Spl. P.P. ------ 2/10.10.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioners and learned counsel appearing on behalf of 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 two co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 4428 of 2025 and in A.B.A. No.4862 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 allegation of cultivation of poppy plant is there. 5. In view of the above and considering that petitioners have no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 6 of the petition and 2025:JHHC:31350 2 two co-accused have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid ABAs and even the land is of the Forest Department, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. 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, Latehar, 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. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 10.10.2025 R.Kumar