( 2026:JHHC:6913 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 1007 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1007 of 2026 1. Shambhu Bhuiyan @ Shambhu Bharti, aged about 44 years, son of Dhana Bhuiyan @ Dhana Bharti 2. Lekha Bharti, aged about 44 years, son of Manu Bharti 3. Surendra Mahto, aged about 32 years, son of Bhaginath Mahto @ Bhogi Mahto 4. Rajdeo Bharti @ Gumati, aged about 37 years, son of Jitan Bharti 5. Kailash Ganjhu, aged about 36 years, son of Raghubir Ganjhu 6. Subhash Kumar Singh @ Subhash Singh, aged about 33 years, son of Pratap Singh 7. Shashi Kumar Prajapati @ Shashi Prajapati, aged about 40 years, son of Jhari Prajapati 8. Jagdish Ganjhu @ Kau Ganjhu @ Karu, aged about 35 years, son of Chander Ganjhu All are the resident of Vill.- Kodhans, P.O. Kodhans, P.S. Kunda, Dist. Chatra, Jharkhand … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Ajeet Kumar Singh, Advocate For the State : Mrs. Vandana Bharti, A.P.P. ----- 04/16.03.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.1583/2019, registered for the offence under Section 33(i)(c) of Indian Forest Act, 1927, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that false allegations are made against the petitioners of cultivation of poppy plants on the forest land. He further submits that even the land is not belonging to the petitioners. He next submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedents, as disclosed in paragraph 10 of this application. ( 2026:JHHC:6913 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 1007 of 2026 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. 5. Considering that the land is of the Forest Department and that is not belonging to the petitioners and the petitioners are having no criminal antecedents, as disclosed in paragraph 10 of this application and in that view of the matter, the petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioners on such terms and conditions as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. 6. Accordingly, this application is disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 16th March, 2026 Ajay/