2026:JHHC:8378 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1101 of 2026 1.Kail Ganjhu, aged about 73 years, son of Manki Ganjhu, resident of Village Hesatu, PO and PS Kunda, District Chatra 2.Prameshwar Ganjhu, aged about 33 years, son of Jitan Ganjhu, resident of Village Hesatu, PO and PS Kunda, District Chatra 3.Mahendra Yadav, aged about 40 years, son of late Bota Yadav @ late Buta Yadav, resident of Village Hesatu, PO and PS Kunda, District Chatra 4.Gyani Ganjhu @ Ganni Ganjhu, aged about 48 years, son of late Bali Ganjhu, resident of Village Bariyatu, PO and PS Kunda, District Chatra .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Sushant Kr Sinha, Advocate For the State :- Mrs Lily Sahay, Advocate ---- 2/24.03.2026 Heard learned counsels for petitioners and for State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.202 of 2021, for offence registered under section 33 of the Indian Forest Act, pending in court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that false allegations are made that the petitioners were cultivating poppy plants in the forest land and he next submits that the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.18. 4. Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegation is there of cultivating poppy plants in forest land. 5. Considering that the land is of the forest department and is not belonging to the petitioners and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid, and in that view of the matter, the petitioners, above named, are directed to surrender before learned court within two weeks from today, and learned court shall release petitioners, above named, on such terms and conditions as well as sureties as learned court may deem fit and proper. 6. A.B.A. No.1101 of 2026 is disposed of. ( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) 24.03.2026 SI/