DATED

19.04.2021 PASSED BY THE XXIV ACMM, BANGALORE IN

C.C.NO.10291/2021 TAKING COGNIZANCE OF THE OFFENCE

ALLEGEDLY COMMITTED BY THE PETITIONERS UNDER THE

LEGAL METROLOGY ACT, 2009, R/W THE LEGAL METROLOGY

(PACKAGED COMMODITIES) RULES, 2011, AND ALL FURTHER

PROCEEDINGS AND ORDERS IN THE SAID CASE (ANNEXURE-

A); B. QAUSHING THE COMPLAINT IN C.C.NO.10291/2021

FILED BY THE RESPONDENT BEFORE THE XXIV ACMM,

BANGALORE ON 05.03.2021 AND ALL THE PROCEEDINGS

INITIATED IN THE SAID CASE PURSUANT TO THE COMPLAINT

(ANNEXURE-B).

THIS CRIMINAL PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS

DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

ORDER

The

petitioners/accused

to

10

in

C.C.No.10291/2021 called in question the proceedings

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so instituted for the offence punishable under the

Legal Metrology Act, 2009 (`Act’ for short) and the

Legal Metrology (Packaged Commodities) Rules, 2011.

2. Heard learned Senior counsel Sri.Sandesh J.

Chouta along with Sri.Sandeep Huilgol, learned

counsel appearing for the petitioners and learned

HCGP appearing for the State.

3. Brief facts leading to filing of the present case

as presented by the prosecution are as follows:

The allegation against the petitioner is that a

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