Satish Kumar Mittal, J.

1. In the instant petition filed under Section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure for quashing of the complaint filed against the petitioners under Section 29(1) of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (hereinafter referred to as `the Act) and the rules made thereunder for violation of Sections 3(k)(1) and 17(1)(a) & (c) of the Act and the consequent proceedings arising out of the said complaint.

2. Petitioner Nos. 1 and 2 are the Quality Control Officer and Managing Director, respectively, of M/s Pesticides India, Udaipur. The said company has been granted licence for manufacturing of different types of insecticides under the provisions of the Act by the Central Insecticides Board, Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture, New Delhi. On 24.3.1999, the Quality Control Inspector, Sirsa drew a sample of Monocrotophos 36% SL from the premises of M/s. Presicide India, 7, Bansal Colony, Sirsa, dealer for the sale of pesticides manufactured by the petitioners Company. The Regional Pesticides Testing Laboratory, Chandigarh, found the said sample to be misbranded as it did not conform to ISI specification in its active ingredient. Thereupon, on 12.11.1999 the c