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2025 DAILYLAW 35925 (JHR)

SATISH YADAV ALLIAS SATISH KUMAR ALLIASSATISH KUMAR YADAV v. THE STATE OF JHARKHAND

B.A./8675/2025 · 2025-09-26

Anil Kumar Choudhary

Public Interest Litigationbody2025

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( 2025:JHHC:30582 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI B.A. No. 8675 of 2025 ------ 1. Satish Yadav @ Satish Kumar @ Satish Kumar Yadav, aged about 26 years, son of Kapildeo Yadav, R/o Village – Nagad, P.O.+P.S. –Manatu, District –Palamau (Jharkhand). 2. Tilak Yadav, aged about 42 years, S/o –Nageshwar Yadav, P.O.+P.S. –Manatu, District –Palamau (Jharkhand). … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ------ CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioners : Md. Faruque Ansari, Advocate For the State : Mr. P.D. Agrawal, Spl. P.P. ------ Order No.02 Dated- 26.09.2025 Heard the parties. The petitioners have been made accused in connection with Manatu P.S. Case No.14 of 2025 corresponding to NDPS Case No.08 of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under Section 8B/18(B)/29 of the NDPS Act and under Section 33 of Indian Forest Act. The learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners were involved in illegal cultivation of opium. It is submitted that the allegations against the petitioners are false. It is next submitted that there is no FSL report in the record, to suggest that the seized plants were poppy plants. It is next submitted that the petitioners have no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-06 of this bail application. It is next submitted that the charge sheet has been submitted without any FSL report. It is next submitted that the petitioners undertake that they will co-operate with the trial of the case. It is then submitted that the petitioners have been in custody since 23.08.2025 as is evident from para-05 of this bail application. It is lastly submitted that the co-accused person has already been admitted to bail by this Court vide order dated 16.06.2025 in B.A. No. 4518 of 2025. Hence it is submitted that the petitioners be released on bail. The learned Spl. P.P. opposes the prayer for bail. Considering the facts of this case, the above-named petitioners are directed to be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees twenty five thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, NDPS Act, Palamau in connection with Manatu P.S. Case No.14 of 2025 corresponding to NDPS Case No.08 of 2025 with the condition that they will co-operate with the trial of the case and furnish their mobile number and photocopy of the Aadhar Card in the court below with an undertaking that they will not change their mobile number during the trial of the case. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 26.09.2025 Sonu-Gunjan/