Harbans Lal, J.

1. This petition has been moved by Madan Mohan Nayar, Rakesh Nayar and Ajay Nayar seeking quashing of criminal complaint bearing No. 424 dated 8.3.2007 (Annexure P-1) pending in the Court of Shri K.S. Cheema, learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana, the summoning order of even date passed in the complaint as well as all the subsequent proceedings taken in pursuance thereof.

2. The brief facts giving rise to this petition are that respondent No. 2 has lodged complaint, Annexure P-1 under Sections 41-43 read with Section 62 of the Standards of Weights and Measures Act, 1976 (hereinafter to be referred as the Act) in the Court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Ludhiana, containing the allegations that after conducting inquiry, the officers of the Legal Metrology Department, Patiala and Jalandhar gave reports to Controller, Legal Metrology Punjab vide letter No. 135 dated 22.3.2004. On the basis of the inquiry, Inspector Legal Metrology, Ludhiana-III, booked a case on 1.4.2004. As per alleged inquiry, it was found that the petitioners Madan Mohan Nayar, Rakesh Nayar and Ajay Nayar of M/s. FMI Ltd, Ferozepur Road, Ludhiana, had supplied/distributed and de