2026:JHHC:15133 1 [A.B.A. No. 2671 of 2026] IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2671 of 2026 ------ 1. Raj Kumar Das @ Raj Kumar Ram, S/o Mohan Das 2. Tileshwar Ram, S/o Jagdish Ram 3. Arjun Das @ Arjun Ram, S/o Mohan Das 4. Jhubar Banjhu, S/o Kisun Ganjhu 5. Karu Ganjhu, S/o Bihari Ganjhu 6. Dukhan Ganjhu, S/o Keso Ganjhu 7. Asish Kumar, S/o Ram Khelawan Ram 8. Umesh Ganjhu, S/o Gajrup Ganjhu 9. Ramkeshwar Ram @ Rameshwar Ram, S/o Mathura Ram 10. Ajay Kumar Ravidas @ Ajay Kumar, S/o Tileshwar Ram, All are R/o Village – Sildag, PO and PS- Lawalong, District- Chatra. . .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners : Mr. Abhay Kr. Chaturvedy , Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kr. Chatterjee , A.P.P. ------ 02/15.05.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.1180 of 2021, registered for the offence under Sections 33 (1) (C ) of Indian Forest Act and Sections 27 and 29 of Wild Life Protection Act and and the case is pending in the court of learned CJM, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have falsely been implicated in the case and the allegation against the petitioners is that they were doing poppy cultivation on the forest land. 4. Learned counsel next submits that the land, in question does not belong to the petitioners and they have no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para-15 of the instant anticipatory bail petition. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submit that the allegation against the petitioners is that they were doing cultivation of poppy on the forest land. 2026:JHHC:15133 2 [A.B.A. No. 2671 of 2026] 6. Considering the land, in question does not belong to the petitioners and that they have no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para-15 of the instant anticipatory bail petition, I am inclined to enlarge the petitioners on anticipatory bail. 7. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall 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 CJM, Chatra, in connection with Complaint Case No.1180 of 2021 and subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Sandeep/ Uploaded/