R. S. Madan, J.

1. This order of mine shall dispose of all the four criminal misc. petitions bearing Nos.21302, 31217, 31215 and 43743-M of 2005, fully described above, as in all these petitions common questions of law and facts are involved.

2. In all these petitions, the petitioners by way of filing the instant criminal Misc. Petitions under Sec.482 of the Code of Criminal procedure have craved the indulgence of this Court for quashing the complaints dated 21.12.1999 and 6.10.1994 (Annexure P1 in all the petitions) filed under Sec.19 (i) (a) of the Fertilizer Control Order, 1985 read with Sec.7 of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955, and read with section 12 (aa) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1995, pending in the courts at Moga and Faridkot exercising the powers of Special Judge, and the summoning orders dated 5.3.2003 and 25.2.2005 (Annexure P-2 in all the petitions) respectively.

3. In brief, the facts of the case bearing No.21302-M of 2005 are that on 28.5.1998 Shri Kuldeep Singh, Fertilizer Inspector along with Harbans singh, Agricultural Sub Inspector, Faridkot visited the shop of M/s. Guru nanak Khad Store and found Shri Narinder Kumar, partner of the firm prese