Jagdish Chandra, J.-

( 1 ) THIS petition under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 has been filed by the petitioners for quashing the proceedings pending against them under Sections 7 and 16 of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Act, 1954 (hereafter to be referred to as the act ) in the Court of Shri G. P. Mittal, Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi, in the case Delhi Administration v. Prem Oil Industries etc. Petitioner No. I B L, Kohli is the nominee of petitioner No. 2 Prem Oil Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. in terms of Section 17 of the Act

( 2 ) THE facts of the case are that on 26th August, 1980 a sample of Catechu (Katha) was lifted from Prem Oil Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. and on analysis it was found to be adulterated as the loss on drying basis was found to be 15. 62%, by weight instead of 12% prescribed vide item A : 21 of Appendix b of the Prevention of Food Adulteration Rules, 1955 (hereinafter to be referred to as the Rules ). The complaint against the petitioners was lodged by the respondent Delhi Administration on 9th January, 1981 and the same is pending even now.

( 3 ) THE prescribed standard of Indian Standard Institution (in short ISI) prescribed in December

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