2026:JHHC:18480 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3247 of 2026 ------ 1. Manoj Bhuiyan, aged about 43 years, S/o Triloki Bhuiyan 2. Mukesh Ganjhu, aged about 32 years, S/o Lalit Ganjhu 3. Pintu Bhuiyan, aged about 36 years, S/o Arjun Bhuiyan 4. Tetar Bhuiyan, aged about 30 years, S/o Jugeshwar Bhuiyan 5. Munsi Bhuiyan @ Charku Bhuiyan, aged about 30 years, S/o Jugeshwar Bhuiyan 6. Sonu Bhuiyan, aged about 34 years, S/o Arjun Bhuiyan @ Arun Bhuiyan 7. Indradeo Bhuiyan, aged about 33 years, S/o Janki Bhuiyan 8. Aditya Ganjhu, aged about 51 years, S/o Rameshwar Ganjhu 9. Prabhu Bhuiyan, aged about 26 years, S/o Jatan Bhuiyan All are R/o Village- Mandhaniya, 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. Abhay Kr. Chaturvedy, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath OJha, A.P.P. ------ 02/24.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Lawalong (Chatra) P.S. Case No.08 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 18, 27 (a), 28, 29, 30 of the NDPS Act and the case is pending in the court of learned Sessions Judge cum Special Judge, NDPS Cases, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioners have falsely been implicated in the case on the allegation that they were involved in plantation of poppy plant on the forest land. 4. He further submits that the petitioners are poor villagers and they have no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para-15 of the instant Petition and the other co-accused persons have been granted privilege of anticipatory bail vide ABA No.2651 of 2026. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there that the petitioners are involved in cultivation of poppy plants on the forest land. 6. Considering that the land, in question, does not belong to the petitioners and they have no criminal antecedent as disclosed in Para- 15 of the instant Petition and further the co-accused persons have 2026:JHHC:18480 2 been granted privilege of anticipatory bail in the aforesaid ABA, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 7. 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 and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on anticipatory 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 Sessions Judge cum Special Judge, NDPS Cases, Chatra, in connection with Lawalong (Chatra) P.S. Case No.08 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/