THE HON’BLE SMT. JUSTICE JUVVADI SRIDEVI CRIMINAL PETITION No.395 OF 2022

O R D E R

This Criminal Petition is filed by the petitioner-accused No.1 to quash the proceedings against him in S.T.C.No.40 of 2021 pending on the file of learned Additional Judicial First Class Magistrate at Sanga Reddy, registered for the offences under Clause 19(b) of Fertilizer Control Order (FCO), 1985 read with Section 7(1)(a)(ii) of the Essential Commodities Act, 1955.

02. Heard Sri Palle Sriharinath, learned counsel for the petitioner and Smt.S.Madhavi, learned Assistant Public Prosecutor for the State. Perused the record.

03. The case of the prosecution is that the Fertilizer Inspector while discharging his regular duties visited the premises of the M/s. Sri Nataraj Rythu Seva Kendram belonging to the petitioner-accused No.1. He conducted verification of records pertaining to the accused No.1’s fertilizer shop. Thereafter, he suspected the fertilizer shop stocks and drawn three samples. Each test sample was sealed by the Fertilizer Inspector. The 1^st sample was given to the petitioner-accused No.1 along with Form-J as well as panchanama and acknowledgment. The 2^nd sample was sent to Fertilizer Coding