2026:JHHC:19658 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3520 of 2026 ------ 1. Jugesh Ganjhu, aged 30 years, son of Late Bharosi Ganjhu, resident of Village Pachmba, P.O. and P.S. Kunda, District Chatra 2. Dharmu Ganjhu, aged 36 years, son of Lalan Singh, resident of Village Ichak, P.O. and P.S. Kunda, District Chatra 3. Guman Ganjhu @ Satendra Ganjhu, aged 23 years, son of Late Kameshwar Ganjhu, resident of Village Ichak, P.O. and P.S. Kunda, District Chatra 4. Pokhraj Ganjhu, aged about 26 years, son of Ramesh Ganjhu, resident of Village Pacmba, P.O. and P.S. Kunda, District Chatra 5. Dhaneshar Ganjhu @ Dhaneshwar Ganjhu, aged 30 years, son of Ganouri Ganjhu, resident of Village Pacmba, P.O. and P.S. Kunda, District Chatra 6. Mohan Ganjhu, aged about 69 years, son of Jhar Ganjhu @ Jhari Ganjhu, resident of Village Pacmba, P.O. and P.S. Kunda, District Chatra .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners : Mr. Anupam Anand, Advocate Mr. Pranav Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Chatterjee, Special P.P. ------ 02/06.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 396 of 2026, registered for the offence under Section 33(1)(c) of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 pending in the court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case alleging that on the forest land cultivation of poppy plant was being done by the petitioners. He next submits that the petitioners are poor villagers and having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 18 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes 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 not belonging to the petitioners and the petitioners are said to be villagers and 2026:JHHC:19658 they are having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 18 of the petition, in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned court within two weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Complaint Case No. 396 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 06.07.2026 Anit Uploaded 08.07.2026