2026:JHHC:4736 --1-- A.B.A. No. 905 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 905 of 2026 ---- 1. Nepal Yadav, aged about 34 years, son of Late Ramesh Yadav 2. Ashok Sao @ Ashok Kumar Sao, aged about 42 years, son of Bhola Sao 3. Ramu Sao @ Ramu Kumar @ Dashrath Gupta, aged about 35 years, son of Hari Sao @ Hari Prasad Gupta 4. Pramod Ganjhu, aged about 34 years, son of Late Bhola Ganjhu All are resident of village – Salgi, PO and PS – Kunda, District - Chatra .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Rajesh Kr. Singh, Advocate For the State :- Mrs. Amrita Kumari, Advocate ---- 02/18.02.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners as well as the learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.69 of 2021 for the alleged offences registered under Sections 33 of Indian Forest Act pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that false allegation is made against the petitioners of cultivation of poppy plant on the forest land. He further submits that even the land is not belonging to the petitioners. He then submits that the 2026:JHHC:4736 --2-- A.B.A. No. 905 of 2026 petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.14 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that allegations are there of cultivation of poppy plant. 5. Considering that the land is of the forest department and that is not belonging to the petitioner and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.14 of the petition and in that view of the matter the petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioners on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 18.02.2026 Sangam/