V.K.JADHAV
Colgate-Palmolive (India) Ltd. – Appellant
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State of Maharashtra – Respondent
1. Being aggrieved by the seizure of goods under receipt dated 8.5.2002, notice dated 11.5.2002, and a complaint dated 18.10.2002 and the order of the Judicial Magistrate First Class, Aurangabad dated 19.10.2002 issuing thereby process against the applicants, the applicants prefers this application under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing the same.
2. Brief facts, giving rise to the present application are as under :-
(a) The applicant No.1, is a Company registered under the Companies Act having its office at Mumbai. The company has a manufacturing Unit/Factory at Aurangabad and the company is engaged at aforesaid unit, in manufacturing, inter-alia, toilet soaps.
(b) On 8.5.2002 respondent no.2 had inspected the toilet soap stored in the petitioner no.1's premises. It was noticed during the said inspection that the products of the company namely Palmolive Naturals Soap (with milk cream) and Palmolive Naturals Soap (Relaxing) have weighed lesser than the declared net weight. Respondent No.2 in exercise of powers under Section 29 of The Standards
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