ORDER

Rajeev Kumar Shrivastava, J. - Petitioner has come up with the present petition under Section 482 of CrPC for quashment of FIR vide Crime No.754 of 2020 registered at Police Station Morar, District Gwalior for offence punishable u/S. 3/7 of Essential Commodities Act [in short" the EC Act"] r/w Sections 353, 34, 186 of IPC and other consequential criminal proceedings initiated in connection with the aforesaid Crime.

2. Facts giving rise to present petition, in brief, are that on 21/12/2020, District Marketing Officer (herein the respondent No.2 complainant) submitted a written complaint at Police Station Morar, District Gwalior alleging therein that, at around 01:00 PM, trucks bearing registration Nos.UP75-AT3899, UP75AT6878 and MP07HB8049 were being parked with paddy under the bridge of Badagaon. The tags were being affixed by means of stapler by truck driver. On enquiry, driver of truck disclosed that said paddy was being transported from Itawa, UP and purchased same from M/s. Dhanraj & Company vide Bilty nos. 1076 & 1078 and by M/s. OM Sairam Transport, paddy ought to be unloaded at Gwalior but during the inspection, driver of truck bearing registration No.UP75AT6878 driven a