S.L. Jain, J.

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1. Invoking extraordinary jurisdiction of this Court under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (hereinafter referred to as the 'Code') the petitioners have filed this petition for quashing the First Information Report (hereinafter referred to as the 'FIR') registered as Crime No. 18/01 dated 8-1-2001 in police station Govindpura, Distt. Bhopal for the offences punishable under section 420 read with sections 34 and 120-B of the Indian Penal Code (hereinafter referred to as the 'Indian Penal Code')

2. Facts leading to filing of this petition succinctly narrated are thus :

i. The petitioner No. 1 was a company registered under the Indian Companies Act having its registered office at 502, Veer Savarkar Marg, Prabhadevi, Mumbai. From 24-11-1999, the Company is known as Georges Beverages India Pvt. Ltd. and has its registered office at 13, Silk House, 630, Shankar Seth Road, Mumbai. The company having sold its brands to a subsidiary of Coca Cola Company is currently not engaged in any business. At the time of the alleged commission of offences the Company was engaged in the business of manufacturing and sale of syrups which were used in the manufacture of cer