2026:JHHC:3204 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI ---- A.B.A. No. 648 of 2026 ---- Baiju Ganjhu, s/o Kolha Ganjhu aged about 36 years, resident of Village Barwatola, PO Balubhang, and PS Bariyatu, District Latehar, Jharkhand .... Petitioner -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioner :- Mr. Shamaiel Raza, Advocate For the State :- Mr. B.N.Ojha, Advocate ---- 2/06.02.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioner and for State. 2. The petitioner is apprehending his arrest in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No.05 of 2025, for offence registered under section 15(c), 17(c), 18(b) and 25 of NDPS Act, pending in court of learned Special Judge, NDPS, Latehar. 3. Learned counsel for petitioner submits that the petitioner has been falsely implicated in this case and the allegations are made of cultivating poppy plant in the forest land. He next submits that even the land is not belonging to the petitioner. He also submits that two of the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA Nos.5308 of 2025, 5144 of 2025 and 5339 of 2025. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that the allegations are there of cultivating poppy plant in the forest land. 5. Considering that the land is belonging to the forest 2026:JHHC:3204 2 department and the land is not belonging to the petitioner and the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioner. 6. Accordingly, petitioner, above named, is hereby directed to surrender before learned court within four weeks from today, and in event of his surrender/arrest, petitioner, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand), with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Special Judge, NDPS, Latehar, in connection with Bariyatu P.S. Case No.05 of 2025, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 06.02.2026 SI/