Raju Bharti v. State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail allowed by High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi on 18.06.2026 (A.B.A. No. 3172 of 2026; 2026:JHHC:17704) by Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J. Keywords: anticipatory bail; ABA; Indian Forest Act section 33(1)(C); poppy plant cultivation in forest land; Village Bami / Village Dari; Pratappur and Kunda police stations; District Chatra; Complaint Case No.01 of 2025; Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Chatra; no criminal antecedent; land not belonging to petitioners; bail bond Rs.25,000/- with two sureties; surrender within three weeks; section 482(2) Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023; petitioners Raju Bharti, Bhaku Ganjhu @ Satyanand Bhokta, Raghu Bharti, Suresh Ganjhu, Surendra Yadav, Ajay Yadav versus The State of Jharkhand; counsel Rajesh Kumar Singh (petitioners) and Shailesh Kumar Sinha (State).
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail granted to all six petitioners: they are to surrender before the learned court within three weeks, and upon surrender/arrest shall be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs.25,000/- each with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the learned Sub Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Complaint Case No.01 of 2025, subject to the conditions under section 482(2) of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.