Jayant Roy v. The State of Bihar
Case brief
What is this about?
Petitioners sought quashing of a Patna magistrate's cognizance order under Sections 420/34 IPC arising from a complaint by the opposite party. With parties consenting to arbitration of their dispute, the High Court appointed a retired judge as arbitrator and quashed the cognizance order against all petitioners.
What did the court decide?
Cognizance order dated 20.11.2021 quashed against all petitioners; matter referred to arbitration with retired Judge Shyam Kishore Sharma as arbitrator.