IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 07.04.2026 Pronounced on: 18.04.2026 Uploaded on: 20.04.2026 Whether only operative part of the judgment is Pronounced or the full judgment is pronounced: operative part/full judgment M/s Herbicides (India) Ltd. and another …Petitioners Versus The State of Punjab and others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE MANDEEP PANNU Argued by:- Mr. Sandeep Jasuja, Advocate for the petitioners.

Mr. Sahil Chowdhary, AAG, Punjab.

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MANDEEP PANNU, J

1. The present petition has been filed under Section 482 Cr.P.C. for quashing of Complaint No. COMA/37/2017 dated 04.08.2017 (Annexure P-13) under Sections 3(k)(i), 17, 18, 29 and 33 of the Insecticides Act, 1968 read with Section 27(5) of the Insecticide Rules, 1971 and all the consequential proceedings arising therefrom, including the summoning order dated 04.08.2017 (Annexure P-14), vide which the petitioners have been summoned to face trial before the Court of Judicial Magistrate First Class, Malerkotla.

2. The impugned order dated 04.08.2017 (Annexure P-14) has been passed by learned Judicial Magistrate First Class, Malerkotla, whereby the petitioners/accused have been summoned