Sabina, J.

1. This is a petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing complaint No. 97/3 of 3.6.2005 under Sections 3k(1), 17, 18, 29 and 33 of Insecticides Rules 1968 read with Rule 27(5) of the Insecticides Rules 1971 titled State v. M/s. Jindal Fertilizers and Chemicals and other pending in the Court of Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Khanna and for quashing all the consequential proceedings arising out of the said complaint.

2. The case of the petitioners, in brief, is that petitioner No. 1 is the dealer, who has obtained licence for sale of different types of insecticides/pesticides including that of M/s. Coromandal Agrico Pvt. Ltd. Petitioner No. 2 is the proprietor of petitioner No. 1 firm. Petitioner No. 3 is the distributor and petition No. 4 is the proprietor of petitioner No. 3 M/s. Manro Machinery Corporation. The shop of petitioner No. 1 was inspected by complainant Ajit Singh, Insecticides Inspector, Khanna on 18.3.2003. Sample of Cartap Hydochloride 4% "Padan" was taken frorn 1 kg packing sealed container. The insecticide was having manufacturing date as April 2003 and expirty date as March 2005. Batch number of the insecticide was 0304031, manufactured by