[ 2025:JHHC:35897] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6787 of 2025 1. Bramdev Yadav aged about 39 years son of Doman Yadav 2. Mangar Mahto @Mangar Yadav aged about 58 years son of Ramchandar Mahto @ Ramchandar Mahto 3. Vijay Yadav aged about 56 years son of Baijnath Yadav 4.Sukul Mahto @ Sukul Yadav aged about 50 years son of Baijnath Mahto @ Baijnath Yadav 5. Kailash Yadav aged about 47 years son of Baijnath Mahto @ Baijnath Yadav. 6.Ajay Yadav aged about 30 years son of Vipat Yadav 7. Umesh Yadav aged about 48 years son of Ganesh Mahto 8. Shankar Yadav aged about 34 years son of Baldeo Yadav @ Brahamdeo Yadav. 9. Sidar Yadav Mahto @ Sridhar Mahto aged about 45 years son of Baldeo Mahto @ Brahamdeo Mahto 10. Ramesh Ganjhu @ Ramesh Kumar, aged about 25 years son of Bandhu Ganjhu All are residents of village Sikni, P.O. -and police station - Lawalong, District – Chatra. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajesh Kumar Singh, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Ray, Spl.P.P. ------ 03/ 01.12.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned Spl.P.P. for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 1234 of 2020, registered for the offence under Section 33(i)(c) of Indian Forest Act and Section 29 of Wild Life [ 2025:JHHC:35897] -2- Protection Act, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case and allegations are there that in the forest area, cultivation of poppy plant was made. He submits that the petitioners are nothing to do with the said cultivation and even the land is belonging to the petitioners. He then submits for the occurrence of same day, two cases have been registered on the same day. 4. Learned Spl.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations of cultivation of poppy plant are there. 5. Considering that the land is of the forest department and allegations are made of cultivation of poppy plant on the forest land and even the said land is belonging to the petitioners has been denied by the learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and further for the occurrence of same day, two cases have been registered, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, named above, are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners, named above, 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Complaint Case No. 1234 of 2020, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-01.12.2025 Amitesh/-