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B. R. GAVAI, K. V. VISWANATHAN
HDFC Bank Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
State of Bihar – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
B.R. GAVAI, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. This appeal challenges the judgment and order dated 8th June, 2022 passed by the learned Single Bench of the High Court of Judicature at Patna in Criminal Writ Jurisdiction Case No. 1375 of 2021 wherein the learned Single Judge dismissed the Writ Petition preferred by the present appellant, HDFC Bank1[Hereinafter referred to as the ‘appellant-bank’.], to quash the First Information Report2[‘FIR’ for short.] being Case No. 549 of 2021 registered at Gandhi Maidan Police Station, Patna on 22nd November, 2021, against certain officials of the appellant-bank working at its Exhibition Road Branch, Patna for the offences punishable under Sections 34, 37, 120B, 201, 206, 217, 406, 409, 420 and 462 of the Indian Penal Code, 18603[‘IPC’ for short.].
3. The facts which give rise to the present appeal are as under:-
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