2026:JHHC:17548 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3135 of 2026 ------ Pramod Kumar @ Pramod Kumar Ganjhu, aged about 30 years, son of Banshi Ganjhu, resident of Village Margadda, 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. Vikram Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Naveen Kumar Ganjhu, A.P.P. ------ 02/17.06.2026 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. 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 petitioner submits that false allegation has been made against the petitioner of cultivation of poppy plant on the forest land and the land is not belonging to the petitioner and further 14 co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.2433 of 2026, A.B.A. No.2437 of 2026, A.B.A. No.2521 of 2026 A.B.A. No.2557 of 2026 and A.B.A. No.2729 of 2026. He also submits that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 18 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of cultivation of poppy plant. 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 disclosed in para 18 of the petition and the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.As., in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 2026:JHHC:17548 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. 11 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 19.06.2026