2025:JHHC:35048 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 6593 of 2025 1. Manohar Yadav, aged about 42 years, Son of Ramchandra Yadav, resident of Village- Harhad, Hal-Mokam Kolhmalhan, Nawadih, Sijua, P.O.- Jogiyara, P.S.- Pratappur, District- Chatra. 2. Mahavir Yadav @ Mahabir Yadav, aged about 47 years, Son of Amku Yadav @ Amaku Yadav, resident of Village- Harhad, Hal-Mokam Kolhmalhan, Nawadih, Sijua, P.O.- Jogiyara, P.S.- Pratappura, District- Chatra. 3. Bhulan Yadav, aged about 37 years, Son of Kriss Yadav, resident of Village- Harhad, Hal-Mokam Kolhmalhan, Nawadih, Sijua, P.O.- Jogiyara, P.S.- Pratappur, District- Chatra. 4. Sukhadi Yadav @ Sukhlal Yadav, aged about 47 years, Son of Narayan Yadav , resident of Village- Harhad, Hal-Mokam Kolhmalhan, Nawadih, Sijua, P.O.- Jogiyara, P.S.- Pratappur, District- Chatra. … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Rajiv N. Prasad, Advocate For the State : Mr. Rakesh Kumar Sinha, A.P.P. ----- 02/24.11.2025 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 37 of 2018, registered for the offence under Section 33(1)(c) of Indian Forest Act, pending in the Court of the learned Sub- Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the false allegations are made against the petitioners of cultivation of the poppy crop in the forest land. He submits that even the land is not belonging to the petitioners and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedents, as disclosed in para-18 of the petition. 2025:JHHC:35048 2 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of cultivation of the poppy crop in the forest land. 5. Considering that even the land is not belonging to the petitioners and the land is said to be of forest department. The allegations are made that cultivation of the poppy plants was done in the forest area and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedents, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they will be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Chatra in connection with Complaint Case No. 37 of 2018, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 24th November, 2025 Simran/