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Sanjay Ganjhu v. State of Jharkhand

Jharkhand HC14 Sept 2026A.B.A./5119/2026

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The High Court granted anticipatory bail to three petitioners apprehending arrest in an NDPS case involving poppy cultivation on forest land. The court noted the land belonged to the forest department, the petitioners had no criminal antecedents, and co-accused in similar situations had already received bail. The petitioners were directed to surrender within three weeks.

What did the court decide?

Granted anticipatory bail; directed petitioners to surrender within three weeks; upon arrest, to release on bail bond of Rs.25,000 each with two sureties under Section 482(2) BNSS 2023.

Sanjay Ganjhu Vs State of Jharkhand — Narcotics (NDPS) | Jharkhand HC (2026)

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 ( 2026:JHHC:27595 )

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI A. B. A. No. 5119 of 2026

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Sanjay Ganjhu, son of Chaitu Ganjhu @ Chait Ganjhu, aged about 32 years,

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Vikesh Ganjhu, son of Charku @ Chivnath Ganjhu aged about 35 years,

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Lakhan Saw @ Lakhan Sahu, son of Hirdawan Saw @ Hirdawan Sahu, aged about 38 years, All resident of village Kotari, P.O. and P.S. Lawalong, District-Chatra

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Petitioners

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Versus The State of Jharkhand .…. … Opposite Party

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI For the Petitioners :Mr. Prashant Kr. Rahul, Advocate For the State : Mr. Fahad Allam, A.P.P.

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02/ 14.09.2026 : Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and learned counsel for the State.

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The petitioners are apprehending their arrest in connection with Lawalong PS Case No.5 of 2026, for the offence registered under section 18, 27(a), 28, 29, 30 of NDPS Act and Section 33 of the Indian Forest Act, pending in court of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Cases, Chatra.

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Learned counsel for petitioners submits that the petitioners have been falsely implicated in this case alleging that the petitioners were doing cultivation of poppy plants in the forest land. He next submits that the petitioners are poor villagers and having no criminal antecedent as disclosed in paragraph no.19 of the petition. He next submits that other co-accused persons in identical situation have been granted anticipatory bail in ABA Nos. 2365 of 2026, 4871 of 2026, 3176 of 2026 and A.B.A. No. 3208 of 2026. On these grounds, he submits that anticipatory bail to the petitioners may kindly be granted.

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Learned State counsel opposes prayer and submits that allegation are there of cultivation of poppy plants in the forest land.

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 ( 2026:JHHC:27595 )

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Considering that the land is of the forest department and is not belonging to the petitioners and the petitioners have got no criminal antecedent as aforesaid and the co-accused persons have been granted anticipatory bail in identical situation as aforesaid, I am inclined to grant anticipatory bail to petitioners.

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Accordingly, petitioners, above named, are hereby directed to surrender before learned court within three weeks from today, and in event of their surrender/arrest, the petitioners, above named, shall be released on bail, on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand) each, with two sureties of like amount each, to satisfaction of learned Sessions Judge-cum-Special Judge, NDPS Cases, Chatra, in connection with Lawalong PS Case No.5 of 2026, subject to the conditions as laid down under section 482(2) of Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023.

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Dt.14.09.2026 satyarthi-

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( Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi, J.)

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