IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Cr.Misc. No.34081 of 2005 1. Lloyds Finance Limited, through its Managing Director, namely Pankaj Desai, S/o Sri Ratilal Desai, II Floor, Viraj Implex House 47, P.D. Mellow Road, P.S. Masjid Bander, Mumbai – 400009 2. Pankaj Desai, alias Pankaj R. Desai, S/o Sri Ratilal Desai, Managing Director, Lloyds Finance Limited, II Floor, Viraj Implex House 47, P.D. Mellow Road, P.S. Masjid Bander, Mumbai – 400009 3. Mukesh R. Gupta, alias Mukesh Gupta, Son of Late Raj Narayan Gupta, Ex- Managing Director, Llyods Finance Limited, II Floor, Viraj Implex House 47, P.D. Mellow Road, P.S. Masjid Bander, Mumbai – 400009 4. Vijay Kumar Singh , Son of Late Damodar Singh, Branch Manager, Lloyds Finance Limited, 1st Floor, III Jagat Trade Centre, Frazer Road, Patna …. Petitioners Versus 1. The State of Bihar 2. Bishwanath Chakraborty, Son of Bijoy Chakraberty, Resident of K – 108, Bijoy Ghee, Hanuman Nagar, Patna. 20 (Complainant) …. Opposite Parties . ------ For the Petitioners : Mr. Manish Kumar, Advocate For the State : Mr. J. Upadhayay, A.P.P. For O.P. No. 2 : Mr. Sanjeev Sharan, Advocate. ----------- O R D E R 3 18.2.2009 The Lloyds Finance Ltd., through its Managing Director and some of its officials who along with others have been arrayed as accused in Complaint Case No. 348 (C) of 2005, have prayed for the quashing of the entire criminal proceeding emanating therefrom including the order dated 28.2.2005 passed by Sri Om Prakash Pandey, Judicial Magistrate, First Class, Patna whereby he has taken cognizance against the petitioners and others under sections 406 and - 2 - 420 IPC . It has been submitted on behalf of the petitioners that the entire amount of dues of the complainant, impleaded herein as O.P. No. 2, has already been paid to him in full and final settlement of all his outstanding dues. The learned counsel for O.P. no. 2 does not dispute this submission of the learned counsel for the petitioners and admits that his client has received all his dues and he now has no grievance against the petitioners and others. In view of what has been stated above and in the facts and circumstances of the case, the entire criminal proceeding including the impugned order taking cognizance is hereby quashed and the application is allowed. Spd/- (Abhijit Sinha, J.)