2026:JHHC:18108 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3208 of 2026 ---- 1.Nirmal Ganjhu, aged about 48 years, son of Charku Ganjhu 2.Karam Ganjhu, aged about 56 years, son of Magha Ganjhu 3.Sahadew Ganjhu aged about 48 years, son of Tetar Ganjhu 4.Dewali Ganjhu, aged about 48 years, son of Somar Ganjhu 5.Shyamdev Ganjhu, aged about 43 years, son of Fagu Ganjhu All are residents of Village Sildga, 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. Rajesh Kumar Singh , Advocate For the State :- Mrs. Priya Shrestha, Advocate ---- 2/22.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Lawalong PS Case No.5 of 2026, for the offence registered under section 18, 27(a), 28, 29, 30 of NDPS Act and Section 33 of the Indian Forest Act, pending in court of learned Sessions Judge, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case alleging that the petitioners were doing cultivation of poppy plants in the forest land. He next submits that the petitioners are poor villagers and having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.18 of the petition. He next submits that other co-accused persons in identical situation have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA Nos.3008 of 2026, 3125 2026:JHHC:18108 2 of 2026 and 3176 of 2026 and on these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail to the petitioners may kindly be granted. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegation are there of cultivation of poppy plants in the forest land. 5. Considering that the land is of the forest department and is not belonging to the petitioners and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid and the co-accused persons have been granted and anticipatory bail in identical situation as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioners. 6. Accordingly, petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of their surrender/arrest, the petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, Chatra, in connection with Lawalong PS Case No.5 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 22.06.2026 SI/