COMMON ORDER:

With a request to quash the charge sheets, Criminal Petition Nos.7472 of 2021, 6247, 6289, 6290, 6329, 6370, 6392, 6393, 6394, 6395, 6396, 6397, 6507, 6511, 6517, 6527, 6549, 6551, 6594, 6595, 6596, 6619, 6637, 6638, 6713, 6714, 6747, 6749, 6772, 6791, 6792, 6799, 6805, 6829, 6838, 6842, 6893, 6894, 6906, 6928, 6968, 7023, 7159, 7173 and 7176 of 2022 are filed.

2. Likewise, seeking to quash the F.I.Rs, Criminal Petition Nos.5054, 5057, 6157, 6181, 6187, 6292, 6513, 6535, 6548, 6593, 6661, 6721, 6867, 6898, 6969, 6974, 6982, 6998 and

7175 of 2022 are filed.

3. Highlighting that the provisions of law under which the accusation is made does not attract the facts of the case, these Criminal Petitions are filed.

4. Accusation against the petitioners is made invoking Sections 20(1), 20(2), 20(2) read with Section 7(2) of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act, 2003 (hereinafter be referred to as (cid:147)the COTP Act, 2003(cid:148), for brevity). The provisions of Indian Penal Code viz., Sections 188, 269, 270, 271, 272, 272 read with 34, 273, 273 read with 511, 328 read with 511, 336, 336 read with 34, 353 and 420 IPC are also invoked.

5. The allegations in capsule is that the petitioners were in possession of the tobacco products like gutka, pan masala, etc., and they were found involved in activities like selling, storing or transporting the said tobacco products.

6. For proper understanding of the case, the provisions of law involved, the gist of the allegations and the crux of the matters taken up for adjudication are tabulated as under:-