( 2026:JHHC:18890 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 3395 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3395 of 2026 Shankar Bharti, aged about 32 years, son of Ganesi Bhuiya @ Ganesh Bhuiyan, resident of Phulwaria, P.O. Pindra, P.S. Bashisthanagar, District- Chatra … Petitioner -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioner : Mr. Manish Yadav, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kumar Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. ----- 04/29.06.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioner and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bashistanagar P.S. Case No.14/2024, registered for the offence under Section 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 15, 18, 21, 25, 27(a), 29, 30 of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, pending in the Court of the learned Additional Sessions Judge-I cum Spl. Judge, NDPS Cases, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioner submits that false allegation is made of cultivation of poppy plants on the forest land and raiyati land. He further submits that only on the suspicion, the name of the petitioner has come. He next submits that it was submitted before the learned Additional Sessions Judge that the petitioner is having no criminal antecedent. He also submits that the petitioner is not claiming the said land alleged to be raiyati. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be granted to the petitioner. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of cultivation of poppy plants on the forest land as well as on the raiyati land. ( 2026:JHHC:18890 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 3395 of 2026 5. Considering that the land is of the Forest Department and further the petitioner is not claiming the said raiyati land and the name of the petitioner has come only on suspicion and in the attending facts and circumstances of the case, I am inclined to extend the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today and in the event of his arrest or surrender, he shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Additional Sessions Judge I cum Spl. Judge, NDPS Cases, Chatra in connection with Bashistanagar P.S. Case No.14/2024, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 29th June, 2026 Ajay/