2026:JHHC:18331 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 3275 of 2026 ---- 1.Indradev Ganjhu, aged about 47 years, son of late Dukhan Ganjhu 2.Mahendra Ganjhuy @ Mahendra Ganjhu aged about 40 years, son of Shetha Ganjhu 3.Dashrarth Ganjhu @ Dasarath Ganjhu aged about 59 years son of Shivnarayan Ganjhu, All residents of Village Sarjamatu, 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 :- Ms Tanu Kumari, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Manoj Kumar Mishra, Advocate ---- 2/23.06.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Kunda PS Case No.11 of 2026, for the offence registered under section 18, 27(a), 28, 29, 30 of NDPS Act and section 33 of Indian Forest Act, pending in court of learned Sessions Judge Cum Special Judge, NDPS, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner has 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.14 of the petition. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that 2026:JHHC:18331 2 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, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the 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 Cum Special Judge, NDPS, Chatra, in connection with Kunda PS Case No.11 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 23.06.2026 SI/