ORDER :

1. This Criminal Petition is filed to quash the complaint in STC No.23 of 2022 on the file of Judicial First Class Magistrate, Suryapet against petitioner/A2.

2. The case of the 2nd respondent/the District Legal Metrology Officer, is that he visited M/s.Sri Laxmi Super Market at Suryapet and on inspection, found ‘Lifebuoy Total Sanitizer’ with quantity 500 ml and stored for the purpose of distribution/sale to consumers. On examination, the declaration as required under Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules-2011 are not mentioned which are;

(1) The word net quantity is not mentioned. It is mentioned as Net vol. of 500 ml instead of net quantity as required under law.

(2) The name of the person or his designation who can be or the office which can be contacted, in case of consumer complaints, was not furnished either on the principal display panel of the packages or anywhere on the said packages.

3. For the said reasons, the package of the product was packed and taken. The said non mentioning of the net quantity as required under law amounts to contravention of Section 18, 31(1), 30 of Legal Metrology Act, 2009 read with Rules 32 of Legal Metrology (Enforcement) Rules 2011