JUDGMENT

Ravindra Maithani, J. - The present petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short 'the Code') has been preferred for quashing the chargesheet as well as the entire proceedings of Case No.2323 of 2012, State Vs. Madan Lal Kankaria and Others, pending in the court of learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Haridwar (for short 'the case').

2. In the case after receipt of the chargesheets, cognizance was taken and on 03.04.2012, the petitioner and other co-accused have been summoned under sections 479, 481, 482 and 483 IPC and section 63 of Copyright Act, 1957 (for short 'Copyright Act).

3. Brief facts of the case are as hereunder:-

Respondent no.2 filed an FIR on 03.09.2010 against Madan Lal Kankaria and others under sections 479, 481, 482 and 483 IPC and section 63 of Copyright Act. According to it, respondent no.2 is the Managing Director of Indian Herbs Research and Supply Company, Shardanagar, Saharanpur (for short 'the Company') The company entered into an agreement with the petitioner in connection with distribution of the products of the company with the understanding that the composition of the finished products and other information shall be