Jharkhand High Court
Videshi Gope vs The State Of Jharkhand …. …. …. … on 11 April, 2025
Author: Anil Kumar Choudhary
Bench: Anil Kumar Choudhary
( 2025:JHHC:11230 )
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI
A.B.A. No.2330 of 2025
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Videshi Gope, aged about 38 years, son of Krishna Gope, resident of
Village Birdih, Post Ichagarh, Police Station Ichagarh, District
Seraikella Kharsawan.
…. …. …. Petitioner
Versus
The State of Jharkhand …. …. …. Opposite Party
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CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
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For the Petitioner : Mr. Vikash Kumar, Advocate
For the State : Mrs. Vandana Bharti, Addl.P.P.
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Order No.02 Dated- 11/04/2025
Heard the parties.
Apprehending his arrest, the petitioner has moved this Court for grant
of privileges of anticipatory bail in connection with Ichagarh P.S. Case No.12
of 2025 registered for the offences punishable under sections 15/18 and 46 of
the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act.
The Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the allegation
against the petitioner is that the petitioner was involved in cultivation of
poppy plants. It is further submitted that the allegations against the petitioner
are all false. It is next submitted that the petitioner has been implicated in this
case only on the basis of the statement of Chaukidar. It is next submitted that
it is highly unlikely that had the Chaukidar been aware about the cultivation
made by the petitioner; instead of he himself intimating the same to the
concerned police station; he would have waited for the police to come to the
village, on the basis of the information provided by someone else. It is next
submitted that the petitioner has got nothing to do in the place of occurrence
land. It is next submitted that there is no scientific report to show that the
seized plants were poppy plants. It is next submitted that the petitioner has
no criminal antecedent as has been mentioned in para-14 of this anticipatory
bail application. It is then submitted that the petitioner undertakes to furnish
sufficient security including cash security and also undertakes to cooperate
with the investigation of the case. Hence, it is submitted that the petitioner be
given the privileges of anticipatory bail.
Learned Addl. P.P. opposes the prayer for grant of anticipatory bail.
Considering the submissions of the counsels and the fact as discussed
above, I am of the opinion that it is a fit case where the abovepnamed
petitioner be given the privileges of anticipatory bail. Hence, in the event of
his arrest or surrendering within a period of six weeks from the date of this
order, he shall be released on bail on depositing cash security of Rs.20,000/-
and on furnishing bail bond of Rs.25,000/- (Rupees Twenty Five Thousand)
with two sureties of the like amount each to the satisfaction of learned
Sessions Judge, Seraikella in connection with Ichagarh P.S. Case No.12 of 2025
with the condition that the petitioner will cooperate with the investigation
of the case and appear before the Investigating Officer as and when noticed
by him and will furnish his mobile number and a copy of his Aadhar Card
in the court below with the undertaking that he will not change his mobile
number during the pendency of the case subject to the conditions laid down
under Section 482 (2) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(Anil Kumar Choudhary, J.)
Abhiraj/
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