2026:JHHC:13647 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2138 of 2026 ---- Sudesh Ganjhu @ Subhash Ganju @ Subash Ganjhu, aged about 38 years, son of Kuwar Ganjhu, resident of Village Shrisamad PO and PS Bariyatu, District Latehar, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Pankaj Kumar, Advocate ---- 2/06.05.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bariyatu PS Case No.03 of 2026, for offence registered under section 15(c ), 18(b), 22, 25 and 29 of NDPS Act, pending in court of learned Special Judge, NDPS, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner is a poor villager and false allegations are made of cultivation of poppy plant in the forest land. He next submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.12. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegations are there of cultivation of poppy plant in forest land. 5. Considering that the land is of the forest department and is not belonging to the petitioner and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within two weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, the petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge, NDPS, Latehar, in connection with Bariyatu PS Case No.03 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 06.05.2026 SI/