2025:JHHC:33945 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6422 of 2025 ---- 1.Mukesh Yadav @ Mukesh Kumar Yadav, aged about 36 years son of Saryu Yadav, resident of Village-Joldiha, PO and PS Bashishth Nagar (Jori), District Chatra 2.Surendra Bharti @ Surendra Kumar Bharti, aged about 35 years, son of Tibhar Bhuiyan, resident of Village-Joldiha, PO and PS -Bashishth Nagar (Jori) District- Chatra .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Sushant Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Bishwambhar Shastri, Advocate ---- 2/12.11.2025 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.15 of 2020, for offence registered under section 33(c) of Indian Forest Act, pending in court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the allegations are made that the petitioners and others were preparing for cultivating poppy plants in the forest land. He further submits that apart from that, there is no allegation against the petitioners and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.17. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that there is allegation against petitioners for preparing to cultivate poppy plant in forest land. 5. Considering that allegation is made against the petitioners of preparing for cultivation of poppy plant and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as foresaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioners. 6. Accordingly, both the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of their surrender/arrest, both 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 like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Complaint Case No.15 of 2020, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 12.11.2025 SI/