JUDGMENT

1. This Criminal Petition has been filed by the Petitioner/A.2 under Sec. 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short "Cr.P.C") for quashing the proceedings in C.C.No.405 of 2012 on the file of the Court of II Additional Munsif Magistrate, Ongole, registered for the offence under Sec. 18(a)(i) read with Sec. 16 punishable under Sec. 27(d) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (hereinafter referred to as "the Act").

2. Heard Sri T.Pradyumna Kumar Reddy, learned Senior Counsel instructed by Sri T.S.Anirudh Reddy, learned counsel for the petitioner and learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the respondent.

3. The brief facts of the case are as follows:

(i) A.1-firm, namely, M/s.Galpha Laboratories Limited, Thana, possessed drug manufacturing licence bearing No.L/06/256/MB, dtd. 27/6/2006, to manufacture the drugs for sale. The petitioner/A.2 is the responsible Director of the firm and A.3-O.N.Vaishy is the responsible person for the manufacturing activities of the firm at Baddi.

(ii) On 12/5/2009, the-then Drugs InspectorN.Ramamoorthy(L.W.1) inspected Central Drug Stores, APHMHIDC, Ongole, in the presence of Pharmacist under Form No.17 as required under Sec. 23 of t