2026:JHHC:13358 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A.B.A. No. 2078 of 2026 ------ 1. Ramdev Yadav @ Ramdeo Yadav, son of Tukan Yadav 2. Vijay Yadav, son of Lakhan Yadav 3. Ranjan Kumar Yadav, son of Naryan Yadav All are resident of Village Tikuliya, P.O. and 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. Manish Yadav, Advocate For the State : Mr. Bhola Nath Yadav, A.P.P. ------ 02/05.05.2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State. 2. The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Lawalong P.S. Case No. 5 of 2026, registered for the offence under Sections 18, 27(a), 28, 29 and 30 of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, pending in the court of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Cases, Chatra. 3. Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners submits that the petitioners are the innocent villagers and the false allegations are made against the petitioners of cultivation of poppy plant on the forest land. He further submits that the petitioners are having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 11 of the petition. 4. Learned counsel appearing for the State has opposed the prayer and submits that the allegations of cultivation of poppy plant on the forest land are there. 5. Considering that the petitioners are the villagers and they are having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in para 11 of the petition and further the lands are not belonging to the petitioners, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to the petitioners. 6. Accordingly, the above-named petitioners are directed to surrender before the learned Court within two weeks from today and in the event of their arrest or surrender, they shall be enlarged on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Twenty Five Thousand) each with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned 2026:JHHC:13358 Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Cases, Chatra, in connection with Lawalong P.S. Case No. 5 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under Section 482(2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. (Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.) Anit Uploaded 07.05.2026