M/s Neptune Life Sciences (P) Ltd. & ors. ...Petitioners Versus Union of India ...Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr Justice Rakesh Kainthla, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ No.

For the Petitioners : Mr. Nikhil Kanwar, Advocate, vice Mr. Chander Shekhar h Thakur, Advocate.

For the Respondent : Mr. Shashi Shirshoo, Central Government Counsel. Rakesh Kainthla, Judge The petitioners have filed the present petition for quashing of Complaint No. 10 of 2024, dated March 13, 2024, titled Union of India vs. M/s Neptune Life Sciences and others pending before the Court of learned Additional Judicial Magistrate, Nalagarh, District Solan, H.P. (learned Trial Court) and other consequential proceedings arising out of it and the

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment? Yes.

order dated 11.1.2022 and committal order dated 12.12.2023, passed by learned Trial Court (The parties shall hereinafter be referred to in the same manner as they were arrayed before the learned Trial Court for convenience.)

2. Briefly stated, the facts giving rise to the present petition are that the complainant-Drugs Inspector filed a complaint before learned Trial Court against the accused for the