2026:JHHC:26233 --1-- A.B.A. No. 4951 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 4951 of 2026 ---- 1. Rambarat Yadav, aged about 28 years, son of Late Bisun Yadav @ Ramkisun Yadav 2. Laldeo Yadav, aged about 39 years, son of Late Ramdhani Yadav 3. Jagdeo Yadav, aged about 37 years, son of Late Ramdhani Yadav Petitioner Nos.1 and 3 are residents of village – Hindi Kala, PO and PS – Kunda, District – Chatra, Jharkhand 4. Mojim Mian, aged about 37 years, son of Late Ajij Mian, resident of village – Kaiwaldih, PO and PS – Saliya, District – Gaya, Bihar .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Manish Yadav, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Shiv Shankar Kumar, Advocate ---- 02/31.08.2026 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 Case No.176 of 2025 for the alleged offences registered under Section 33(1)(C) of Indian Forest Act pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that falsely the petitioners have been implicated in this case and the allegations are made of cultivation of poppy plant on the forest land. He further submits that the petitioners are poor villagers and petitioner Nos.1 and 4 are having one criminal antecedent, however, they have been acquitted in that case as disclosed in paragraph No.11 of the 2026:JHHC:26233 --2-- A.B.A. No. 4951 of 2026 petition and petitioner Nos.2 and 3 are having no criminal antecedent. 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 poor villagers and petitioner Nos.1 and 4 are accused in one of the case and it has been pointed out that they have been acquitted in that case and petitioner Nos.2 and 3 are having no criminal antecedent, I am inclined to provide anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the petitioners, above named, are hereby 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 Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra in connection with Complaint Case No.176 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 31.08.2026 Sangam/