2026:JHHC:18147 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3212 of 2026 ---- 1.Umesh Ganjhu, aged about 28 years, son of Judan Ganjhu 2.Govind Ganjhu @ Gomid Ganhu, aged about 42 years, son of Chandar Ganjhu 3.Tulsi Bharti @ Tulsi Bhuiyan aged about 45 years, son of Tetar Bharti 4.Munir Mian, aged about 38 years son of Rahim Mian @ Rhim Mian 5.Pradeep Bharti, aged about 30 years son of Karu Bharti, All are residents of Village Chiloi, PO and PS Kunda, 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 :- Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agarwal, Advocate ---- 2/19.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.494 of 2026, for the offence registered under section 33(1)(C) of Indian Forest Act, pending in court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, 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 having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.15 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegation are there of cultivation of poppy plants in the forest land. 2026:JHHC:18147 2 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, 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Complaint Case No.494 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 19.06.2026 SI/,