Sitaram Mandal v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Jharkhand HC anticipatory bail allowed (A.B.A. No. 3041 of 2026, decided 02/12.06.2026, Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.). Petitioners Sitaram Mandal and Laxman Mandal @ Lakhan Mandal apprehended arrest in Nirsa (Kalubathan O.P.) P.S. Case No. 99 of 2026, Section 18 NDPS Act 1985 (opium/poppy plant cultivation alleged); only five poppy plants recovered per Sessions Judge's order; no criminal antecedents; bail bond Rs.25,000/- each plus two like sureties; conditions under Section 482(2) BNSS 2023; forum: Principal District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (NDPS), Dhanbad. Statutes: S.18 NDPS Act 1985; S.482(2) BNSS 2023. No precedents cited.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to both petitioners: surrender directed within two weeks; on arrest or surrender, enlargement on bail on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- each with two sureties of the like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Principal District and Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge (NDPS), Dhanbad, subject to Section 482(2) BNSS, 2023 conditions, in connection with Nirsa (Kalubathan O.P.) P.S. Case No. 99 of 2026.