IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SH.IMLA Cr.MMO No.657 of 2022 Reserv.ed on: 23.04.2026 Date of Decision: 06.05.2026 _______________________________________________________________________

M/s VADSP Pharmaceuticals and Others ……...Petitioners Verfsus Union of India o …....Respondent Coram Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sandeep Shtarma, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?

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For the Petitioners: Mr. Anand Sharma, Senior Advocate, with Mr.

Karan Sharma, Advocate.

For the Respondent: Mr. Shashi Shirshoo, Central Government Counsel.

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Sandeep Sharma, J.

By way of instant petition filed under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, prayer has been made on behalf of the petitioners herein for quashing of Complaint Case 6/3 of 2022 titled ‘Union of India through Drugs Inspector vs. M/s VADSP Pharmaceuticals and ors.’ as well as consequent proceedings initiated under Sections 16, 18(a)(i), 18 (a)(vi) read with Section 27(d) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 pending before the Court of Ld. Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nalagarh, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh.

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