2025:JHHC:32657 --1-- A.B.A. No. 6232 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6232 of 2025 ---- Pradeep Yadav, aged about 42 years, S/o Tula Yadav, resident of village – Dakadiri, PO – Dakadiri, PS – Bariyatu, District – Latehar, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Shahid Yunus, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Naveen Kumar Ganjhu, Advocate ---- 02/30.10.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No.14 of 2025, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 15(c), 17(c), 18(b), 22, 25 and 29 of NDPS Act pending in the Court of learned Special Judge, NDPS, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that false allegation is made against the petitioner of cultivation of poppy plants on the forest land. He further submits in identical situation co- accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA Nos.4328 of 2025, 4562 of 2025, 5251 of 2025 and 5886 of 2025. He then submits that the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.6 of the petition. He also submits that even the land is not belonging to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer 2025:JHHC:32657 --2-- A.B.A. No. 6232 of 2025 and submits that the allegations are there against the petitioner of cultivation of poppy plants. 5. Considering that the said land is of the forest department and the said land is not of the petitioner and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.6 of the petition and in identical situation co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in aforesaid ABAs, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), 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.14 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 30.10.2025 Sangam/