( 2026:JHHC:16800 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3009 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3009 of 2026 1. Binod Ganjhu, aged about 48 years, son of Raman Ganjhu 2. Binod Kumar, aged about 50 years, son of Chhathu Ganjhu All above petitioners are resident of Village Jaleb, P.O., P.S. & District- Chatra … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Manish Yadav, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vineet Kumar Vashistha, Spl.P.P. ----- 02/11.06.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No.358/2024, registered for the offence under Sections 8, 27(a), 28, 29, 30 of NDPS Act, pending in the Court of the learned Sessions Judge cum Spl. Judge, NDPS Cases, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the allegations are made against the petitioners of cultivation of poppy plants on the forest land. He further submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedents, as disclosed in paragraph 13 of this application. He next submits that co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in A.B.A. No.4557 of 2026. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioners. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of cultivation of poppy plants on the forest land. ( 2026:JHHC:16800 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3009 of 2026 5. Considering that the land is of the Forest Department and that is not belonging to the petitioners and they are having no criminal antecedents, as disclosed in paragraph 13 of this application and co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail by this Court in the aforesaid A.B.A. and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today 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 Sessions Judge cum Spl. Judge, NDPS Cases, Chatra in connection with Sadar P.S. Case No.358/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 11th June, 2026 Ajay/