2026:JHHC:17792 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3157 of 2026 ------ 1. Dularchand Ganjhu, aged about 33 years, S/o Puran Ganjhu 2. Chhotu Ganjhu @ Anand Chand Ganjhu @ Chotu Ganjhu, aged about 31 years, S/o Puran Ganjhu Both R/o Village Jhiramatkoma, PO- Shibla, PS- Balumath, District- Latehar (Jharkhand). . .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners : Mr. Rakesh Kumar , Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Ojha , A.P.P. ------ 02/18.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bariyatu P. S. Case No.06 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 15 (c), 18 (b), 22, 25 and 29 of the NDPS Act and the case is pending in the court of learned Special Judge, NDPS, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that on the false allegation of cultivating poppy plant on the forest land as well as on the gairmazarua land, the petitioners have been roped in this case. 4. He next submits that the said land does not belong to the petitioners and further, they have no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para-10 of the instant petition. 5. He also submits that the co-accused persons have been enlarged on anticipatory bail by this Hon’ble Court in ABA No.2311 of 2026 and 2314 of 2026. 6. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that allegations are there of cultivation of poppy plant in the forest area as well as on gairmazarua land. 7. Considering that the land, in question does not belong to the petitioners and further, they have no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para-10 of the instant petition and on identical situation, co-accused persons have been provided privilege of 2026:JHHC:17792 2 anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.As., I am inclined to enlarge the petitioners on anticipatory bail. 8. 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 before the learned Trial Court 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 Special Judge, NDPS, Latehar, in connection with Bariyatu P. S. Case No.06 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Sandeep/ Uploaded/