[ 2025:JHHC:35875] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6791 of 2025 Jaydeep Yadav @ Devdeep Yadav, S/o-Kail Yadav, aged about 35 years, resident of Village-Jawabar, P.O-Balubhang and, P.S-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 : Mrs. Nehala Sharmin, Spl.P.P. [through V.C.] ------ 03/ 01.12.2025 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Spl.P.P. for the State through V.C. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No. 04 of 2025, registered for the offence under Sections 15(C), 17(c), 18(b) and 25 of the NDPS Act, pending in the court of learned Special Judge, N.D.P.S., Latehar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that the allegation is made against the petitioner of cultivation of poppy plant in the forest area. He then submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para- 6 of the petition. He next submits that the other co-accused person has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 5250 of 2025 by this court. 4. Learned Spl.P.P. appearing for the State through V.C. 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 land is not belonging to the petitioner and further other [ 2025:JHHC:35875] -2- co-accused person has already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 5250 of 2025 by this court and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-6 of the petition, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioner, named above, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty- five thousand), with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, N.D.P.S., Latehar, in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No. 04 of 2025, 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/-