[2026:JHHC:18737] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3335 of 2026 Surendra Bhokta @ Surendra Ganjhu aged about 24 yrs. son of Suresh Ganjhu @ Suresh Bhokta, resident of Village Hindiykala Narainpur, P.Ο. Narayanpur, P.S. Kunda, District - Chatra. ..... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Ankur Anand, Advocate. For the State : Mrs. Amrita Kumari, A.P.P. ------ 03/ 25.06.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No. 11 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 18, 27(a), 28, 29 and 30 of NDPS Act and Section 33 of Indian Forest Act, pending in the court of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (NDPS) Case, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that false allegation is made against the petitioner of cultivation of poppy plant in the forest land. He next submits that the said land is not belonging to the petitioner. He further submits that the petitioner is poor villager and having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-17 of the petition. He also submits that in the similar circumstance, the other co-accused persons have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in A.B.A. Nos. 2433, 2437, 2521 and 2557 of 2026 by this court. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of cultivation of the [2026:JHHC:18737] -2- poppy plant in the forest land. 5. Considering that the land is of forest department and the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent and disclosure to that effect has been made in para-17 of the petition and further the petitioner is said to be the poor villager and further in the similar circumstance, the other co-accused persons have already been provided the privilege of anticipatory bail in the aforementioned A.B.As. by this court, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner, above named. 6. Accordingly, the petitioner, named above, is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of his surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (NDPS) Case, Chatra, in connection with Kunda P.S. Case No. 11 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-25.06.2026 Amitesh/-