2026:JHHC:20087 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 3599 of 2026 ------ 1. Puran Yadav, son of Khedaram Yadav, aged about 46 years 2. Kundan Ganjhu @ Kanan Ganjhu, son of Pachu Ganjhu, aged about 66 years 3. Aditya Yadav, son of Bhuneshwar Yadav, aged about 29 years 4. Chhotu Kumar @ Sity Yadav, son of Baleshwar Yadav, aged about 23 years All are resident of Village Heranhoppa, P.O. Balubhang, P.S. Bariyatu, District Latehar, Jharkhand .... .... …. Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners : Mr. Shahid Yunus, Advocate For the State : Ms. Kumari Rashmi, A.P.P. ------ 02/08.07.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that petitioner no.2 has been apprehended and in view of that he is not pressing the anticipatory bail application on behalf of petitioner no.2- Kundan Ganjhu @ Kanan Ganjhu. He submits that now this anticipatory bail application is surviving for petitioner nos.1, 3 and 4. 3. In view of such submission, prayer for anticipatory bail of petitioner no.2- Kundan Ganjhu @ Kanan Ganjhu, is hereby rejected as not pressed. 4. The petitioner nos.1, 3 and 4 are apprehending their arrest in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No. 08 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 15(c), 18(b), 22, 25 and 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act pending in the court of learned Special Judge, N.D.P.S., Latehar. 5. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the allegations are made of cultivation poppy plant on the forest land and the petitioners are the poor villagers having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 6 of the petition. He further submits that the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No.3371 of 2026. 2026:JHHC:20087 6. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposes the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of cultivation of poppy plant on the forest land. 7. Considering that the land is of the Forest Department and that is not belonging to the petitioners and the petitioners are said to be the villagers and having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 6 of the petition and one of the co-accused has been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A., in the attending facts and circumstances, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 8. Accordingly, petitioner nos.1, 3 and 4 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 Special Judge, N.D.P.S., Latehar, in connection with Bariyatu 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.) Dated 08.07.2026 Anit Uploaded 09.07.2026