Bharat khatri @ Bharat Indu khatri v. The State of Bihar
Criminal Miscellaneous – Quashing – Settlement of commercial dispute
Case brief
What is this about?
Patna High Court, Criminal Miscellaneous No.75758 of 2024, decided 22-06-2026 by Praveen Kumar, J. Petitioner Bharat Khatri @ Bharat Indu Khatri (director, M/s Vincor Life Sciences Pvt. Ltd.) versus The State of Bihar and Govind Kumar Poddar (partner, M/s Kumar Enterprises); arising out of PS Case No. 4023 of 2023, Patna Complaint Case. On joint submission of amicable settlement dated 18.12.2024 with entire amount paid and no threat, coercion or promise, the Court quashed the order taking cognizance dated 10.08.2023 and the revisional order dated 21.08.2024 and allowed the application. Keywords: quashing, settlement, compromise, commercial transaction, cognizance order, revisional order, criminal miscellaneous.
What did the court decide?
Application allowed; order taking cognizance dated 10.08.2023 and revisional order dated 21.08.2024 quashed, thereby quashing the proceedings against the petitioner.