( 2026:JHHC:6750 ) -1- A.B.A. No. 1294 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 1294 of 2026 1. Dulara Ganjhu @ Dular Ganjhu, aged about 93 years, son of late Bishun Ganjhu 2. Manraj Ganjhu, aged about 48 years, son of Bisun Ganjhu 3. Dosai Ganjhu @ Dashai Ganjhu @ Dasai Ganjhu, aged about 47 years, son of Jitan Ganjhu 4. Naresh Ganjhu @ Naresh Sing Bhokta @ Naresh Singh Bhokta, aged about 39 years, son of Ratan Ganjhu 5. Karu Ganjhu, aged about 42 years, son of Bihari Ganjhu 6. Sikandar Ganjhu @ Sakindra Ganjhu, aged about 42 years, son of Charku Ganjhu All are resident of Village- Sildag, P.O. & P.S. Lawalong, District- Chatra … Petitioners -Versus- The State of Jharkhand … Opposite Party ----- CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI ----- For the Petitioners : Mr. Rohan Mazumdar, Advocate For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, A.P.P. ----- 02/13.03.2026 Heard learned counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned counsel appearing for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Complaint Case No.66 of 2021, registered for the offence under Section 33(1)(C) of the Forest Act, 1927 and Section 29 of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, pending in the Court of the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in the case. He further submits that false allegations are made of cultivation of poppy plants on the forest land. He then submits that even the land is not belonging to the petitioners. He next submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedents, as disclosed in paragraph 22 of this application. ( 2026:JHHC:6750 ) -2- A.B.A. No. 1294 of 2026 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State opposed the prayer and submits that the poppy plants were being cultivated on the forest land by the petitioners. 5. Considering that the land is of the Forest Department and that is not belonging to the petitioners and the allegations are made of cultivation of poppy plants on the forest land and the petitioners are having no criminal antecedents, as disclosed in paragraph 22 of this application and in that view of the matter, the petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and the learned Court shall release the petitioners on such terms and conditions as the learned Court may deem fit and proper. 6. Accordingly, this application is disposed of. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Dated: 13th March, 2026 Ajay/