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Vinod Kumar Dandona Vs The State of Bihar — Cheating and Forgery | Patna HC (2026)

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Vinod Kumar Dandona v. The State of Bihar

Criminal Miscellaneous – quashing

Patna HC8 May 2026CR. MISC./72003/2022

Case brief

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What is this about?

Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No. 72003 of 2022 (decided 08-05-2026, Ansul, J.): petition seeking quashing of CJM, Kishanganj order dated 09.04.2021 in Kishanganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018 (Sections 406, 420, 120(B) IPC) allowed on the basis of settlement/compromise between parties filed by supplementary affidavit; proceedings quashed qua petitioners Vinod Kumar Dandona, Shantanu Prakash, Yogesh Saluja, Ashish Mittal and Vijay Kumar Chaudhary. Keywords: quashing, compromise, settlement, cheating/criminal breach of trust/criminal conspiracy, IPC 406/420/120-B, Kishanganj.

What did the court decide?

Quashing of the order dated 09.04.2021 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in Kishanganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018 (Sections 406, 420 and 120(B) IPC), so far as the petitioners are concerned; petition allowed.

Why is it important?

The order dated 09.04.2021 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in Kishanganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018, instituted for offences under Sections 406, 420 and 120(B) IPC, is quashed so far as the petitioner(s) are concerned, in view of the settlement between the parties recorded through the compromise petition filed by supplementary affidavit. ¶22

What the court decided

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Outcome

Quashing of the order dated 09.04.2021 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in Kishanganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018 (Sections 406, 420 and 120(B) IPC), so far as the petitioners are concerned; petition allowed.

Issue for consideration

Whether the order dated 09.04.2021 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in Kishanganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018 (offences under Sections 406, 420 and 120(B) IPC) should be quashed, in view of the settlement between the parties.

Court's answer

The order dated 09.04.2021 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in Kishanganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018, instituted for offences under Sections 406, 420 and 120(B) IPC, is quashed so far as the petitioner(s) are concerned, in view of the settlement between the parties recorded through the compromise petition filed by supplementary affidavit.

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Criminal Miscellaneous — quashing — settlement between parties. The Patna High Court (Ansul, J.) allowed Criminal Miscellaneous No. 72003 of 2022 and quashed the order dated 09.04.2021 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in Kishanganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018, instituted for offences under Sections 406, 420 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code, so far as the petitioners were concerned, upon learning counsel's joint submission that the dispute had been settled and a compromise petition had been brought on record by way of supplementary affidavit. Decision dated 08-05-2026.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS No.72003 of 2022

Arising Out of PS. Case No.-378 Year-2018 Thana- KISHANGANJ District- Kishanganj

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VINOD KUMAR DANDONA Son of Late K. L. Dandona Resident of 274, Phase - 1, Vasant Vihar, Dehradun, P.S. - Vasant Vihar, District - Dehradun, Uttarakhand

Shantanu Prakash Son of Jagdish Prakash Resident of F- 5/2 DLF City, Phase - I, Sikandarpur Ghosi (68), P.S. - Gurgaon, Haryana, District - Gurgaon

Yogesh Saluja Son of Ashok Kumar Saluja Resident of 3/206 Subhash Nagar, P.S. - Tagore Garden, District - West Delhi

Ashish Mittal Son of Mohan Lal Mittal Resident of E38 Sector 72, Gautam Buddha Nagar, P.S.- Noida, District - Noida (U.P.)

Vijay Kumar Chaudhary Son of Late Bhim Sain Choudhary Resident of B- 1/53, Janak Puri, P.S.- Janakpuri, District - New Delhi

... ... Petitioner/s

Versus

The State of Bihar Bihar

Chanchal Giri Son of Late Baratu Giri Resident of Bal Mandir Senior Secondary School, Purabpali Road, P.S. - Kishanganj, District - Kishanganj (Bihar)

... ... Opposite Party/s

====================================================== Appearance : For the Petitioner/s : Mr. Saket Tiwary, Advocate For the State : Mr. Ajeet Kumar, APP For the OP No. 2 : Dr. Bidhu Ranjan, Advocate ======================================================

CORAM: HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANSUL

ORAL ORDER

5 08-05-2026 Heard learned counsel for the petitioner, learned counsel for the informant and learned Additional Public Prosecutor for the State.

2 Petitioner seeks quashing of the order dated 09.04.2021 passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in connection with Kishnaganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018 instituted for the offence under Sections 406, 420 and

Patna High Court CR. MISC. No.72003 of 2022(5) dt.08-05-2026 2/2

120(B) of the Indian Penal Code.

Learned counsel for the respective parties submit that the dispute has been settled between the parties and compromise petition has been brought on record by way of supplementary affidavit.

In such view of the matter, the order dated 09.04.2021 passed by learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in connection with Kishnaganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018 instituted for the offence under Sections 406, 420 and 120(B) of the Indian Penal Code is quashed so far as the petitioner is concerned.

Accordingly, the present petition is allowed.

(Ansul, J)

Vikash/-

Issues for consideration

1 issue framed by the court

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Whether the order dated 09.04.2021 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in Kishanganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018 (offences under Sections 406, 420 and 120(B) IPC) should be quashed, in view of the settlement between the parties.¶18
The court held
The order dated 09.04.2021 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in Kishanganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018, instituted for offences under Sections 406, 420 and 120(B) IPC, is quashed so far as the petitioner(s) are concerned, in view of the settlement between the parties recorded through the compromise petition filed by supplementary affidavit.ratio¶22

Statutes considered

3 provisions across 1 enactments

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Indian Penal Code406¶22 420¶22 120(B)¶22

Procedural history

How this case reached the court

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Order under challenge
Order dated 09.04.2021 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in Kishanganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018 (offences under Sections 406, 420 and 120(B) IPC), sought to be quashed¶18
Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj · 09.04.2021
Prior proceeding
Registration of police case: Kishanganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018, Thana Kishanganj, District Kishanganj¶2
Prior proceeding
Settlement arrived at between the parties; compromise petition placed on record by way of supplementary affidavit¶21

Parties & counsel

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petitioner
Vinod Kumar Dandona¶4
Saket Tiwary
petitioner
Shantanu Prakash¶5
Saket Tiwary
petitioner
Yogesh Saluja¶6
Saket Tiwary
petitioner
Ashish Mittal¶7
Saket Tiwary
petitioner
Vijay Kumar Chaudhary¶8
Saket Tiwary
respondent
The State of Bihar¶11
Ajeet Kumar
respondent
Chanchal Giri¶12
Bidhu Ranjan

Coram

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Ansulauthor¶15

Case details

As recorded by the court registry

Court: Patna HC
Decided on: 8 May 2026 · May
Registered: 16 Dec 2022
Case no.: CR. MISC./72003/2022
CNR: BRHC011017102022
Topic: Cheating and Forgery
Bench: Ansul
Disposal: ALLOWED
Case type: CRIMINAL MISCELLANEOUS

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Vinod Kumar Dandona v. The State of Bihar, CR. MISC./72003/2022 (PAT), decided on 8 May 2026.

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Statutes3

Indian Penal Code406 · 420 · 120(B)

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Procedural history3

Order dated 09.04.2021 passed by the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj in Kishanganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018 (offences under Sections 406, 420 and 120(B) IPC), sought to be quashedChief Judicial Magistrate, Kishanganj · 09.04.2021
Registration of police case: Kishanganj P.S. Case No. 378 of 2018, Thana Kishanganj, District Kishanganj
Settlement arrived at between the parties; compromise petition placed on record by way of supplementary affidavit

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Bench / Coram

Ansul

Parties & counsel