THE HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH MCRC-8837-2012 (G.P. KUNDARGI Vs M.P. STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD)

Jabalpur, Dated : 20-03-2018 .............Petitioner (G.P. KUNDARGI Vs M.P. STATE POLLUTION CONTROL BOARD...............Respondent)

For the petitioner No.1: Mr.R.N.Singh, Senior Counsel with Mr.Akshay Pawar, Advocate For the petitioners: Mr.Sankalp Kochar, Advocate No.2 to 5 For the respondent: Mr.V.S.Shroti, Senior Advocate with Mr.Sourav Soni, Advocate ==================================

Present: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Sushil Kumar Palo

O R D E R

[20/03/2018]

The petitioners have jointly filed this petition under section 482 of the Code of Criminal Procedure t o invoke the inherent jurisdiction of this Court and to quash the Criminal Case Nro.339/2010 registered before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Balaghat.

2. Briefly stated, the facts given rise to filing of this case are that the respondent-Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (hereinafter referred to as the "PCB") filed a criminal complaint case before the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bhopal ahgainst the petitioners vide Annexure-A-3 under sections 15, 19 and 21 of the gEnvironment (Protection) Act, 1986 [for brevity "1986 Act"] contend