2025:JHHC:35150 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.6631 of 2025 Suresh Ganjhu aged about 50 years son of late Gumani Ganjhu, resident of vill- Balubhang Barwatola, P.O.+P.S. Bariyatu, Dist.- Latehar. …. 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. PP ------ 2/25.11.2025 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. 05/2025 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), Latehar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that false allegations are made against the petitioner of cultivating the opium plants in the gairmazarua land in the district of Latehar. He then submits that after institution of the present FIR, another FIR has been lodged against the petitioner and others and in the second FIR also, allegation is same. He also submits that the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in ABA Nos. 5927 of 2025, 5339 of 2025, 5144 of 2025, 5308 of 2025, 5338 of 2025. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegation of cultivation of opium plants are there on the gairmazarua land. 5. Considering that even the land is not belonged to the petitioner 2025:JHHC:35150 2 and the allegations are made that on the gairmazarua land, cultivation of opium plant was done, the co-accused have been granted bail in aforesaid ABAs, 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 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), Latehar, in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No. 05/2025 , subject to the condition as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. 7. This Anticipatory Bail Application is accordingly allowed and disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 25.11.2025 R.Kumar