2025:JHHC:32059 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI ABA No.6021 of 2025 Jagdish Yadav,S/o-Hiraman Yadav, aged about 35 years resident of Village- Kekargarh,, P.O- Dawarika, P.S- Panki, District -Palamu, (Jharkhand). …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opp. Party -------- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Shahid Yunus, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, Spl. PP ------ 2/16.10.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing on behalf of Petitioner and learned counsel appearing on behalf of the State through V.C. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Herhanj P.S Case No 11/2025, registered under sections 17,18 and 29 of N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the Court of learned 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 poppy plants in the forest land. He next submits that even the land is not belonging to the petitioner and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para 6 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposed the prayer and submits that allegations are there of cultivating the poppy plants in forest area. 5. In view of the above and considering that even the land is being denied by the petitioner and that is of forest department and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent; I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 2025:JHHC:32059 2 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 Special Judge N.D.P.S, Latehar, in connection with Herhanj P.S Case No 11/2025, 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.) 16.10.2025 R.Kumar