( 2026:JHHC:29726 ) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No.5560 of 2026 ------ Sandeep Ganjhu, aged about 30 years, son of Mitul Ganjhu, resident of Village-Mari, Padram, P.O.-Phulsu, P.S.-Herhanj, District- Latehar, Jharkhand. .... .... …. Petitioner Versus The State of Jharkhand .... .... .... Opposite Party ------ CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY ------ For the Petitioner : Mr. Ganesh Ram, Advocate For the State : Mr. Vishwanath Roy, Spl.P.P ------ Order No.02 Dated- 05-10-2026 Heard the parties. Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant of privileges of anticipatory bail in connection with Herhanj P.S. Case No.07 of 2026 registered under section 17, 18 & 29 of NDPS Act. The Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in cultivation of poppy plants. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner are all false. It is then submitted that in the FIR itself, it has been mentioned that the persons who have disclosed before the police that the petitioner indulged in cultivation of poppy plants has not disclosed his identity and on the basis of anonymous information, the petitioner has been implicated in this case. It is next submitted that the petitioner has no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in paragraph no.14 of the anticipatory bail application. It is also submitted that the co-accused has already given the privileges of anticipatory bail by the co-ordinate bench of this Court vide order dated 24.06.2026 in A.B.A. No.3363 of 2026. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes to cooperate with the investigation of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be given the privileges of anticipatory bail. Learned Spl. P.P. opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail. Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed above, I am of the opinion that it is a fit case where the above named petitioner be given the privileges of anticipatory bail. Hence, in the event of his arrest or surrender within a period of two weeks from the date of this order, he shall be released on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned Special Judge (NDPS), Latehar, in connection with Herhanj P.S. Case No.07 of 2026 with the condition that the petitioner will cooperate with the investigation of the case and appear before the Investigating Officer as and when noticed by him and will furnish his mobile number and a copy of his Aadhar Card in the court below with the undertaking that he will not change his mobile number during the pendency of the case subject to the conditions laid down under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.) 05/10/2026 Abhiraj/