Jupiter Pharmaceuticals Ltd. v. The State of Bihar
Criminal Miscellaneous – quashing of cognizance and summons order under Section 406 IPC
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.4676 of 2025, decided 08-05-2026 by Praveen Kumar, J. Quashing petition allowed by consent/settlement: cognizance and summons order dated 25.09.2024 of ACJM-XI, Patna in Complaint Case No. 10984 (C) of 2023 (PS Case No. 10984 of 2023, Patna Complaint Case) under Section 406 IPC quashed on joint statement of settlement between Jupiter Pharmaceuticals Ltd. and its MD Mrigank Kishore Sarkar (petitioners) and complainant Arindam Sinha; withdrawal petition of 2024 pending below; offences stated to be compoundable.
What did the court decide?
The quashing application is allowed; the impugned order dated 25.09.2024 passed by the learned ACJM-XI, Patna, in Complaint Case No. 10984 (C) of 2023, whereby cognizance was taken against the petitioners and summons were directed to be issued under Section 406 IPC, is quashed.