1. Petitioners, who are arraigned as accused Nos.1 and 2 in CC No.688/2022 (P.C.No.60/2022) pending before the Court of Civil Judge and JMFC, Shahapur, registered for the offences punishable under Sections 3 (k), 13, 17 and 29 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’ for short), are before this Court under Section 482 of Cr.P.C. with a prayer to quash the entire proceedings in the above said case as against them.

2. Heard the learned counsel for the parties.

3. In the present case, a private complaint was filed by the jurisdictional Agricultural Officer before the Court of Civil Judge and JMFC, Shahapur, alleging that during the course of inspection, it was found that the insecticide which were displayed for sale in the retail shop/showroom of accused Nos.1 and 2 manufactured by accused No.3 was found to be of substandard. Therefore, the sample of the said insecticide was collected from the retail shop/showroom of accused Nos.1 and 2 and forwarded for chemical examination. In the report received from the laboratory, it is mentioned that the sample was of substandard and therefore, complaint was filed before the jurisdictional Court to prosecute and punish