Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:14920 ) --1-- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2557 of 2026 ---- 1. Shankar Paswan, son of Shyam Paswan, aged about 35 years. 2. Binay Prajapati @ Vinay Prajapati @ Vinay Prajapti, son of Moti Prajapati, aged about 33 years Both resident of village Chiloyi P.O. Kunda, P.S.- Kunda, District- Chatra .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Prashant Kr. Rahul, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha, Spl.P.P. ---- 02/14.05.2026 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 Kunda P.S. Case No. 11 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 18, 27(a), 28, 29 and 30 of NDPS 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 petitioners submits that false allegation is made against the petitioners of cultivation of poppy plant in the forest land. He next submits that the said land is not belonging to these petitioners. He further submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph-19 of the petition. He also submits that six co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. Neutral Citation No. ( 2026:JHHC:14920 ) --2-- No.2433 of 2026. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of cultivation of the poppy plant in the forest land. 5. Considering that the land is of forest department and the petitioner has got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid and co- accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners, above named. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, named above, are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) each 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. 11 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 14.05.2026 Jay/