2026:JHHC:13217 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2004 of 2026 ------ Rajdeo Ganjhu, son of Dhoti Ganjhu @ Dhotal Ganjhu, resident of Village Sindari, P.O. and P.S. Kunda, District Chatra .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner : Mr. Sushant Kumar Sinha, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, A.P.P. ------ 02/04.05.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No. 07 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 8, 27(a), 28, 29 and 30 of N.D.P.S. Act and Section 33 of the Indian Forest Act, pending in the court of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (NDPS) Cases, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that false allegation has been made against the petitioner of cultivation of poppy plant on the forest land. He next submits that the land is not belonging to the petitioner and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 16 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of cultivation of poppy plant on the forest land. 5. Considering that the land is of the Forest Department and not belonging to the petitioner and petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 16 of the petition and in that view of the matter, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (NDPS) Cases, Chatra, in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No. 07 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 06.05.2026