Ashok Ganjhu Alias Ashok Kumar Ganjhu v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
A.B.A. No. 3177 of 2026; High Court of Jharkhand, Ranchi; Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.; decided 18.06.2026; anticipatory bail; poppy plant cultivation alleged in forest land; Indian Forest Act S. 33(1)(C); Wildlife Protection Act Ss. 27, 29; BNSS 2023 S. 482(2); Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra; no criminal antecedent; land belongs to forest department; bail bond Rs. 25,000 with two sureties.
What did the court decide?
Anticipatory bail: petitioners directed to surrender before the learned court within three weeks, and in the event of surrender/arrest to be released on bail on furnishing a bail bond of Rs. 25,000/- with two sureties of like amount each, to the satisfaction of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Chatra, in connection with Complaint Case No. 1738 of 2025, subject to the conditions under section 482(2) of the BNSS, 2023. ¶¶18