IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.1306 of 2025 ------ 1. Kuldeep Yadav, aged about 54 years, Son of Somar Yadav, Resident of Village Potam Dohar, P.O. & P.S. Kunda, Dist.- Chatra 2. Gobind Yadav, aged about 42 years, son of Ramotar Yadav, Resident of Village Potam Dohar, P.O. & P.S. Kunda, Dist.- Chatra 3. Upendra Yadav, Aged about 36 years, son of Biru Yadav, Resident of Village Potam Dohar, P.O. & P.S. Kunda, Dist.- Chatra .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Anupam Prasad, Advocate Mr. Pranav Kumar For the State : Mr. P. K. Chatterjee @ Prabir Chatterjee, Spl. P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 25-02-2025 Heard the parties. Apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.04 of 2023 instituted under Sections 33 (1) (c) of the Indian Forest Act, the petitioners have moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the allegation against the petitioners is that the petitioners were involved in cultivation of illegal poppy in the protected forest area. It is submitted that the allegation against the petitioners is false. It is lastly submitted that the petitioners undertake to co-operate with the trial of the case and jointly deposit Rs.1,31,500,/- with the D.F.O. Chatra North without prejudice to their defence in this case subject to final decision of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioners be given the privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned Spl.P.P appearing for the State opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail of the petitioners. Considering the submissions of learned counsels and the facts and circumstances stated above, I am inclined to grant privileges of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. Accordingly, the petitioners are directed to surrender in the Court below within six weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrendering, they will be enlarged on bail on showing proof of jointly depositing Rs.1,31,500,/- with the D.F.O. Chatra North without prejudice to their defence in this case and 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra in connection with Complaint Case No.04 of 2023 with the condition that they will co-operate with the trial of the case and they will not entered into the forest area during the pendency of the case and further conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. In case the petitioners deposit Rs.1,31,500/- with the D.F.O. Chatra North, learned trial court will pass appropriate order regarding the same at the time of conclusion of trial. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) Rohit/