2025:JHHC:35630 --1-- A.B.A. No. 6695 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6695 of 2025 ---- 1. Ramchandra Ganjhu, aged about 46 years, S/o Lalmohan Ganjhu 2. Suresh Ganjhu, aged about 37 years, S/o Sukhal Ganjhu 3. Satendra Ganjhu, aged about 38 years, S/o Kamal Ganjhu All are resident of village – Pahasbar, PO – Kurkheta, PS – Vashisht Nagar Jori, District – Chatra, Jharkhand .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Binod Kr. Dubey, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, Advocate ---- 02/28.11.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Chatra Complaint Case No.38 of 2024, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 33(1)(C) of Indian Forest Act pending in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that false allegation is made against the petitioners of cultivation of poppy plants on the forest area. He further submits that even the land is not belonging to the petitioners. He then submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.19 of the petition. 2025:JHHC:35630 --2-- A.B.A. No. 6695 of 2025 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there against the petitioners of cultivation of poppy plant on the forest land. 5. Considering that the land is of the forest department and the allegations are made that cultivation of poppy plant was done on the forest land and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.19 of the petition and even the land is not belonging to the petitioners, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of their surrender/arrest, the petitioners, above named, shall be released 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 Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra in connection with Chatra Complaint Case No.38 of 2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 28.11.2025 Sangam/