S.S.Nijjar, J.

1. This petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. with a prayer for quashing the complaint dated 21.2.1997, Annexure P-1, the order dated 15.9.1999, Annexure P-14, passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Mansa, dismissing the application of the petitioner under Section 245 Cr.P.C. and the proceedings consequential thereto.

2. The petitioner is a company registered under the Companies Act, 1956 . It is engaged in the manufacture of pesticides and insecticides.

3. On 24.08.1996, the shop of M/s. Laxmi Beej Bhandar, Mansa, was inspected by the Insecticides Inspector, Mansa. He drew a sample of an insecticides Quinalphos 25% EC Batch No. 016 dated of Mfg. March 1995 and date of expiry February, 1997. The sample was put in cloth bags along with Form No. XXI. Signatures of the proprietor of the shop were taken on Form No. XX and that out of three samples taken, two samples were deposited with the Chief Agriculture Officer. One part of the sample was sent for analysis to the Deputy Director (LG & PP), Chandigarh, under cover of a letter dated 2.9.1996 by the Chief Agriculture Officer, Mansa. The Deputy Director, (LC &PP), Chandigarh, instead of anal