JUDGMENT :

DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

1. By way of two petitions titled above, both filed under Section 439 Cr.P.C. petitioners have prayed for their release on regular bail in a case arising out of FIR No. 315 dated 22.06.2023 registered at Police Station Jind City, District Jind under Section 7 of Essential Commodities Act (Act No. 10 of 1955); Section 63 of Copy Right Act, 1957 & Sections 120-B, 272, 273, 420, 467, 468, 471 of the IPC, 1860.

2. Status report in both the cases has been filed:

(i) As per the prosecution case, on 21.06.2023, SI Deepak Kumar along with other officials was present at Patiala Chowk, Jind on official duty, when he received secret information to the effect that Hunny Mittal (petitioner in CRM-M-41130-2023) & Bachan Lal (petitioner in CRM-M-43425-2023) are running a factory for manufacturing spurious Ghee, which is prepared by adding chemical and scent in refined oil and dalda ghee and that said spurious ghee is prepared in the name of Amul, Nova, Saras and Shakshi and sold in the market and thus, they are playing with the health of general public. Further information was that accused are using domestic cylinders illegally in preparing spurious oil and ghee. Relying u