2026:JHHC:24679 --1-- A.B.A. No. 4567 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4567 of 2026 ---- 1. Vasudev Singh, aged about 70 years, son of Late Janki Singh, resident of Amkudar, PO – Laralutudag, PS – Rajpur, District – Chatra, Jharkhand 2. Ramdev Singh, aged about 61 years, son of Late Prayag Singh, resident of Amkudar, PO – Laralutudag, PS – Rajpur, District – Chatra, Jharkhand 3. Bigan Singh, aged about 46 years, son of Komal Singh, resident of Amkudar, PO – Laralutudag, PS – Rajpur, District – Chatra, Jharkhand 4. Munni Singh, aged about 72 years, son of Late Bishambhar Singh, resident of Amkudar, PO – Laralutudag, PS – Rajpur, District – Chatra, Jharkhand 5. Hemraj Singh, aged about 37 years, son of Nirmal Singh, resident of Amkundar, PO – Majhaulia, PS – Rajpur, District – Chatra, Jharkhand 6. Bhola Singh @ Hulash Singh Yadav, aged about 37 years, son of Prayag Singh, resident of Amkudar, PO – Laralutudag, PS – Rajpur, District – Chatra, Jharkhand 7. Pramod Saw @ Pramod Prasad Gupta, aged about 46 years, son of Rma Nath Saw @ Matho Saw, resident of Gadiya, PO -– Laralutudag, PS – Rajpur, District – Chatra, Jharkhand 8. Visheshwar Singh, aged about 32 years, son of Karu Singh resident of Gadiya, PO – Laralutudag, PS – Rajpur, District – Chatra, Jharkhand .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- 2026:JHHC:24679 --2-- A.B.A. No. 4567 of 2026 For the Petitioners :- Mr. Shailesh Kr. Pandey, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Prabhu Dayal Agrawal, Advocate ---- 02/17.08.2026 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 P.S. Case No.111 of 2022, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 33(1(c) of Indian Forest Act pending in the Court of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case alleging that the petitioners were involved in cultivation of poppy plants on the forest land. He further submits that the petitioners are villager. He then submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.13 of the petition. On these grounds, he submits that the anticipatory bail may kindly be granted. 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 said to be villager and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph No.13 of the petition, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioner. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are hereby 2026:JHHC:24679 --3-- A.B.A. No. 4567 of 2026 directed to surrender before the learned Court within three weeks from today, and in the event of their surrender/arrest, the petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Chatra in connection with Complaint P.S. Case No.111 of 2022, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 17.08.2026 Sangam/