[2026:JHHC:24990] -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4736 of 2026 1. Kapil Ganjhu @Kapildev Ganjhu aged about 35 yrs. son of Kaleshar Ganjhu @ Mahendra Ganjhu, resident of Village Badhar, P.O. - Naraynpur, P.S. - Pratappur, District - Chatra. 2. Parndesh Ganjhu @ Pradev Ganjhu @ Prandev Ganjhu aged about 39 yrs. son of Kaleshar Ganjhu, resident of Village Badhar, P.O. - Naraynpur, P.S. - Pratappur, District - Chatra. 3. Shankar Ganjhu aged about 38 yrs. son of Late Ramotar Ganjhu, resident of Village Badhar, P.O. Naraynpur, P.S.-Pratappur, District - Chatra. ..... … Petitioners Versus The State of Jharkhand ..... … Opposite Party -------- CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Sushant Kumar Sinha, Advocate. For the State : Mr. Arup Kumar Dey, A.P.P. ------ 05/ 19.08.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned A.P.P for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No. 1480 of 2024, registered under Section 33(1)(c) of the Indian Forest Act, pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that false allegations are made of ploughing the forest land with the intention to cultivate the poppy plant. He next submits that the petitioners are the poor villagers. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be provided to the petitioners. 4. Learned A.P.P. appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations are there of making preparation [2026:JHHC:24990] -2- for cultivation of poppy plant in the forest land. On this ground, he submits that anticipatory bail may kindly be rejected. 5. Considering that only allegations are made of making preparation for cultivation of the poppy plant in the forest land, however, poppy plant has not been implanted and the petitioners are said to be the poor villagers and in the attending facts and circumstances of this case, I am inclined to provide the privilege of anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, named above, are directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioners shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds 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. 1480 of 2024, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated:-19.08.2026 Amitesh/-