1. The petitioners in this batch of petitions are accused of offence punishable under Section 23(1) of the Andhra Pradesh (Agricultural Produce and Live Stock) Markets Act, 1966 as amended by the Act of 1987 (in short, the Act) for contravention of Section 7(1) of the Act in C.C.Nos.270, 292, 267, 288, 276, 290, 274, 271, 280, 273, 275, 291, 289, 278, 277, 279, 272 of 2009 on the file of Special Judicial magistrate of the First Class for Excise cases, Nellore and C.C. Nos.271, 280, 270, 269, 268, 279, 266, 272, 281 of 2009 on the file of II Additional Judicial Magistrate of the First Class, Nellore. Supervisor-cum-Authorised person of Agricultural Market Committee, Nellore filed complaints in the above cases against the respective petitioners. The petitioners are seeking quashing of those complaints under Section Supervisor-cum-Authorised person of Agricultural Market Committee Nellore filed complaints in the above cases against the respective petitioners. The petitioners are seeking quashing of those complaints under Section 482 Cr.P.C on various grounds.

2. It is alleged in the complaint that the petitioners/accused are wholesale dealers in Tamarind, Jaggery etc., which