Heard Sri Ravi K. Anoor, learned counsel for the

petitioner and Sri Gururaj V. Hasilkar, learned High Court

Government Pleader.

2.

The present petition is filed under Section 482

of Cr.P.C. with the following prayer :-

“To

exercise inherent powers under

Section 482 Cr.P.C. examine the records and

quash the order of taking cognizance in C.C.

No.1993/2022,

dated

26.03.2022

(private

complaint No.28/2022), for the offence under

Sections 7(1)(a)(ii) of Essential Commodities

Act, 1955, pending before the Civil Judge and

JMFC court at Indi, against the petitioners.”

3.

Though the matter is listed for admission with

the consent of the parties, the same is taken up for final

disposal.

4.

Brief facts which are necessary for disposal of

the petition are as under :

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Petitioner Nos.1 and 2 are the proprietors of M/s A.

C. Dhanashetti Fertiliser and M/s M. C. Dhanashetti

Fertiliser and petitioner No.3 is the Managing Director of

M/s Ghataprabha Fertilisers Private Limited. They have

been arraigned as accused persons in Private Complaint

No.28/2022 and cognizance was taken. They have been

summoned before the learned jurisdictional magistrate by

exercising power under Section 204 of Cr.P.C., for the