2026:JHHC:18096 --1-- A.B.A. No. 3213 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3213 of 2026 ---- 1. Kande Mundu, aged about 29 years, son of Sitaram Mundu 2. Lado Mundu, aged about 29 years, son of Nandram Munda 3. Lita Mundu, aged about 30 years, son of Birbal Singh Munda Resident of village – Karudih, PO and PS – Bandgaon, District – West Singhbhum, Jharkhand .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Anjani Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, Advocate ---- 02/22.06.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bandgaon P.S. Case No.10 of 2025 for the alleged offences registered under Sections 8(b) and 18 of NDPS Act pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case alleging that cultivation of poppy plant on the land. He further submits that even the land is not belonging to the petitioners and the petitioners earns their livelihood by way of doing the labour work. He then submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.15 of the petition. 2026:JHHC:18096 --2-- A.B.A. No. 3213 of 2026 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the name of the petitioners has come on the confessional statement. 5. Considering that the land is not belonging to the petitioners as submitted by learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.15 of the petition and the petitioners are said to be labourers, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the 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 the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge, West Singhbhum at Chaibasa in connection with Bandgaon P.S. Case No.10 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 22.06.2026 Sangam/