VAARUN BAGARIA ALIAS VARUN BAGARIA vs THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - BHOLA NATH OJHA, ,JASVINDAR MAZUMDAR,NEEHARIKA MAZUMDAR — Cr.M.P./827/2025

Case under An Application U/s 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Section 406,420,120B,IPC. Disposed: Contested--Allowed on 23rd March 2026.

CNR: JHHC010084412025

CASE DISPOSED

Filing Number

Cr.M.P./5705/2025

Filing Date

10-03-2025

Registration No

Cr.M.P./827/2025

Registration Date

27-03-2025

Judge

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

Coram

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

Quashing Matter ( 206 )

Sub-Category

Quashing of Entire Criminal Proceedings ( 7 )

Judicial Branch

Criminal Section

Decision Date

23rd March 2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--Allowed

Acts & Sections

An Application U/s 528 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Section 406,420,120B,IPC

Petitioner(s)

VAARUN BAGARIA ALIAS VARUN BAGARIA

Adv. RISHABH KAUSHAL,SHREYA SINGH,SHREYA SINGH, ,ABHILASH KUMAR,YASHVARDHAN,RITESH SINGH,MOHINI PRIYA,KAUSHIKI MISHRA,KIRTIVARDHAN,ADITYA AMAN,PRATAYKSHA BHASKAR,SHREYA SINGH

PRADEEP KUMAR BAGARIA

SAROJ KUMAR BAGARIA

RAJ KUMAR BAGARIA

SHAMBHU NATH SHARMA

Respondent(s)

THE STATE OF JHARKHAND Advocate - BHOLA NATH OJHA, ,JASVINDAR MAZUMDAR,NEEHARIKA MAZUMDAR

CHANDAN KUMAR GUPTA

Hearing History

Judge: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

25-03-2025

LAWAZIMA

18-11-2025

Admission

11-11-2025

Admission

04-11-2025

Admission

14-10-2025

Admission

Orders

23-03-2026
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY

Case Summary: Cr.M.P. No.827/2025 Decision: The Jharkhand High Court quashed the cognizance order dated 10.02.2023 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Giridih, in a criminal case involving charges of criminal breach of trust, cheating, and criminal conspiracy (IPC Sections 406, 420, 120B) against five petitioners. Key Reasoning: The court found that the dispute was essentially private in nature with civil flavor, and the parties had reached a complete settlement through a memorandum of understanding. Applying Supreme Court precedent, the court determined that continuation of criminal proceedings would constitute abuse of process, as conviction was now remote and bleak given the full settlement. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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Case Summary: Cr.M.P. No.827/2025 Decision: The Jharkhand High Court quashed the cognizance order dated 10.02.2023 passed by the Judicial Magistrate, Giridih, in a criminal case involving charges of criminal breach of trust, cheating, and criminal conspiracy (IPC Sections 406, 420, 120B) against five petitioners. Key Reasoning: The court found that the dispute was essentially private in nature with civil flavor, and the parties had reached a complete settlement through a memorandum of understanding. Applying Supreme Court precedent, the court determined that continuation of criminal proceedings would constitute abuse of process, as conviction was now remote and bleak given the full settlement. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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