( 2026:JHHC:25506 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 4785 of 2026 Golu Ganjhu, aged about 35 years, son of Shivnath Ganjhu, resident of village- Mandhaniya, P.O. and P.S. Lawalong, District-Chatra ...... … Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party -------- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioner :Mr. Vikram Singh, Advocate For the State : Mr. Prabir Kr. Chatterjee, Spl.P.P. 02/ 24.08.2026: Heard learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Lawalong P.S. Case No. 08 of 2026, registered under sections 18, 27(a), 28, 29, 30 of N.D.P.S. Act and under section 33 of Indian Forest Act, pending in the Court of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, N.D.P.S. cases, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that false allegation is made of cultivation of poppy plant in the forest area as well as in raiyati land. He next submits that petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 18 of the petition and in identical situation co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in A.B.A. No. 2651 of 2026. On these grounds, he submits that the petitioner may kindly be provided privilege of anticipatory bail. 4. Learned counsel for the State opposes the prayer and submits that allegations are there of cultivation of poppy plant in the forest area as well as in the raiyati land. 5. Considering in identical situation co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in the aforesaid A.B.A and petitioner has got no criminal antecedent which is disclosed in para 18 of the petition and, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioner. Accordingly, the above ( 2026:JHHC:25506 ) named, petitioner is directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks from today and in the event of their surrender / arrest, the petitioner shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bonds of Rs. 25,000/- (twenty five thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, N.D.P.S. cases, Chatra, in connection with Lawalong P.S. Case No. 08 of 2026, subject to conditions as laid down under Section 482 (2) of B.N.S.S, 2023. Dt.24.08.2026 ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) satyarthi-