HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL Criminal Misc. Application U/s 482 No. 1097 of 2016

14^th August, 2025

Nipun Gupta ………….Applicant

Versus

State Of Uttarakhand and another ………Respondents ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Presence:-

Mr. Abhishek Verma, learned counsel for the Applicant.

Mr. Deepak Bisht, learned Deputy A.G. for the State.

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Hon’ble Mr. Alok Mahra, J.

The present application under Section 482

of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (for short “Cr.P.C.”) has been filed by the applicant seeking quashing of the charge-sheet and the cognizance/summoning order dated 17.08.2015 passed by the learned Chief Judicial Magistrate, Dehradun in Criminal Case No. 2704 of 2015 under Sections 276/420 I.P.C. and Section 18C/27 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) and the Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945 as well as the proceedings of the aforesaid

criminal case.

2. Briefly stated, the case of the prosecution is that on 12.06.2015, respondent no.2 along with

other police officials was on patrolling duty when at about 3.50 p.m., they allegedly received in