JUDGMENT :

SANJAY KUMAR DWIVEDI, J.

1. These two matters have been tagged together and the petitioners are same.

2. Cr. M.P. No. 664 of 2020 is arising out of Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 and Cr. M.P. No. 612 of 2020 is arising out of Minimum Wages Act, 1950.

3. Let Cr. M.P. No. 612 of 2020 be detached from these cases and be placed on 09.12.2021.

Cr. M.P. No. 664 of 2020

4. Heard Mr. Ajit Kumar, the learned Senior counsel assisted by Mr. Nitin Kumar Pasari, the learned vice counsel appearing on behalf of the petitioners and Mr. Rajiv Sinha, the learned A.S.G.I. appearing on behalf of the Union of India-O.P. No. 2.

5. This petition has been filed for quashing the entire criminal proceeding including the orders dated 22.02.2014 by which cognizance of the offence has been taken as against the petitioners. Orders dated 15.12.2014, 25.06.2015 and 23.09.2019 whereby the learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bermo at Tenughat has issued Bailable Warrant, Non-bailable Warrant, Processes under section 82 Cr.P.C. respectively against the petitioners in connection with Complaint (LEO) Case No. 17 of 2014, pending in the court of learned Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistra