Golden Ganjhu Alias Gulten Ganjhu v. the State of Jharkhand
Case brief
What is this about?
Anticipatory bail application (A.B.A.) disposed of; Jharkhand High Court, Ranchi; Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sanjay Kumar Dwivedi; dated 04.02.2026; petitioners Golden Ganjhu @ Gulten Ganjhu, Dewali Ganjhu @ Diwali Ganjhu, Naamdev Ganjhu @ Nandu Ganjhu (residents of village Hahe, Lawalong, Chatra); apprehension of arrest in Complaint Case No. 89 of 2021 under Indian Forest Act sections 33(1)(C) and Wild Life Protection Act section 29 pending before C.J.M., Chatra; allegations of preparing forest land for cultivation of poppy plant; no criminal antecedent (para 14 of petition); direction to surrender within two weeks and release on terms, conditions and sureties; petitioner counsel Mr. A.K. Chaturvedy; State counsel Mrs. Vandana Bharti, A.P.P.
What did the court decide?
Conditional relief: petitioners directed to surrender before the learned court within two weeks, thereafter to be released on terms, conditions and sureties as the learned court deems fit and proper; the anticipatory bail application was disposed of on these terms.