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Tata Teleservices Limited v. State Of Bihar and Anr.

Patna HC1 Aug 2016CR. MISC./18586/2016

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The Patna High Court quashed Criminal Complaint Case No. 181(C) of 2016 and set aside the order of cognizance under Section 482 CrPC, as the dispute between the petitioner Tata Teleservices Limited and the complainant had been settled and the complainant expressed no interest in pursuing the matter further.

What did the court decide?

The entire proceeding in Complaint Case No. 181(C) of 2016, including the order of cognizance dated 05-03-2016, is set aside. The petitioner is discharged from his bail-bond.

Tata Teleservices Limited Vs State Of Bihar and Anr. — Cheque Dishonour | Patna HC (2016)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Criminal Miscellaneous No. 18586 of 2016

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Arising Out of PS.Case No. -181 Year- 2016 Thana -PATNA COMPLAINT CASE DistrictPATNA ====================================================== Tata Teleservices Limited a company incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act’1956 having its registered office at 10^th Floor, Tower 1, Jeevan Bharti, 124, Cannaught Circus, New Delhi-110001 and its local Circle office for Bihar & Jharkhand Circle at Tata Teleservices Limited, Jeevan Prakash Building, Main Road Bistupur, 3^rd Floor, Opposite Kamani Centre, P.S. Bistupur, Jamshedpur-831001, Jhakhand through its Authorised Signatory Mr. Kumr Harshvardhan aged about 49 years, son of Late Sh. Nawal Kishore Mishra presently posted as Deputy General Manager, Tata Teleservices Limited. .... .... Petitioner Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Alok Prabhakar, Son of Late Sh. Shiv Nandan Prasad, Managing director of M/s Kumar & Prabhakar Construction Company (P) Ltd. at Anand Sri Apartment, Road No.1, North Patel Nagar, P.S. Pataliputra, Town and District Patna. .... .... Opposite Parties ====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Chitranjan Sinha, Sr.Adv. Mr. Ratnakar Pandey, Adv. For the Opposite Party/s : Mrs. Anusuiya Jaiswal(App) Mr. Shakti Suman Kumar, Adv. ====================================================== CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR ORAL ORDER 2. 01-08-2016 Heard Sri Chitranjan Sinha, learned senior counsel, who was assisted by Sri Ratnakar Pandey, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned Addl. Public Prosecutor as well as Sri Shakti Suman Kumar, learned counsel, who has voluntarily appeared on behalf of complainant.

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The present petition was filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, with a prayer to quash an order dated 05-03-2016 passed in Complaint Case No. 181(C) of 2016, whereby learned Judicial Magistrate 1^st Class, Patna has taken cognizance of

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Patna High Court Cr.Misc. No.18586 of 2016 (2) dt.01-08-2016

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offence under Sections 406, 420 and 120B of the Indian Penal Code.

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At the very outset, learned senior counsel for the petitioner submitted that after filing of the complaint petition and the impugned order, dispute in between the parties has already been settled.

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Sri Shakti Suman Kumar, learned counsel for the complainant does not dispute the submission of learned senior counsel. He submits that since the dispute in between the parties has already been settled, the complainant is not at all interested to further pursue the matter.

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In view of the fact that complainant himself has agreed not to pursue the matter, the Court is of the opinion that no purpose would be served in allowing the proceeding in Complaint Case No. 181(C) of 2016 to further proceed.

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Accordingly, in view of agreement in between the parties, the entire proceeding in Complaint Case No. 181(C) of 2016, including the order of cognizance dated 05-03-2016 passed by learned Judicial Magistrate 1^st Class, Patna is hereby set aside and if the petitioner is on bail, he is discharged from his bail-bond.

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The petition stands allowed.

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(Rakesh Kumar, J.)

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Anay

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Tata Teleservices Limited v. State Of Bihar and Anr.

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