--1-- Neutral Citation No. (2026:JHHC:10010) IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND, RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1408 of 2026 ---- 1. Jagdish Ganjhu, aged about 41 years, son of Manohar Ganjhu 2. Sanjay Kumar @ Kaltu Ganjhu, aged about 28 years, son of Ramrati Ganjhu Both residents of Village Dodag, P.O. and P.S. Herhanj, District- Latehar (Jharkhand) 3. Mohan Ganjhu, aged about 30 years, son of Manohar Ganjhu 4. Sandeep Kumar, aged about 23 years, son of Kamlesh Yadav, Nos.3 and 4 are residents of Village Inatu, P.O. and P.S. Herhanj, District -Latehar (Jharkhand) .... Petitioners -- Versus -- The State of Jharkhand .... Opposite Party ---- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI --- For the Petitioners :- Mr. Rakesh Kumar, Advocate For the State :- Mr. Naveen Kumar Ganjhu, A.P.P. ---- 02/08.04.2026 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 Herhanj P.S. Case No.03 of 2026, for the alleged offences registered under Sections 17, 18, 29 of the N.D.P.S. Act, pending in the Court of learned Special Judge (NDPS), Latehar. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated alleging that the cultivation was done on the forest land. He next submits that the petitioners are the innocent villagers and are having no criminal antecedent as disclosed at paragraph-11 of the petition. 4. Learned A.P.P. opposes the prayer for anticipatory bail and submits that the allegations are there for cultivation of poppy plant on the forest land. --2-- 5. Considering that the land is of the forest department and not belong to the petitioners and petitioners having no criminal antecedent as disclosed at paragraph-11 of the petition. In that view of the matter, the petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks and the learned Court shall release the petitioners on such terms and conditions or the sureties as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. 6. Accordingly, this anticipatory bail application is disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated 08.04.2026 Jay/