M/S BAJAJ AGRO, SIRHIND AND ANOTHER vs STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS — CRM-M/23925/2018

Case under No Acts Defined. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED on 13th May 2026.

Case disposed Next hearing 30-May-2018

CNR: PHHC011493202018

Filing Number

CRM-M/23925/2018

Filing Date

29-May-2018

Registration No

CRM-M/23925/2018

Registration Date

29-May-2018

Judge

Mrs. Justice Manisha Batra

Coram

Mrs. Justice Manisha Batra

Bench Type

Single

Category

38.3 - PROCEEDING STAYED IN QUASHING ( 197 )

Sub-Category

( 944 )

Judicial Branch

CRIMINAL BRANCH

Decision Date

13-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

No Acts Defined

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.M/S BAJAJ AGRO, SIRHIND AND ANOTHER

    Adv. GITISH BHARDWAJ

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.STATE OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 13-May-2026

    Mrs. Justice Manisha BatraView PDF

    The Punjab and Haryana High Court allowed the petition and quashed the criminal complaint against Bajaj Agro (a licensed insecticide dealer) and its proprietor for alleged misbranding violations. The court found that as mere dealers who purchased sealed products from licensed manufacturers, the petitioners qualified for statutory protection under Section 30(3) of the Insecticides Act, 1968, which exempts sellers who prove they acquired the product from licensed sources, exercised reasonable diligence, and maintained proper storage. The six-year delay between sampling (2012) and complaint filing (2018) without explanation further supported quashing the proceedings as abuse of process. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 06-Feb-2019

    Mr. Justice Manoj Bajaj

  4. 06-Feb-2019

    —

    Mr. Justice B.S. Walia

  5. 13-Dec-2018

    Mr. Justice Manoj Bajaj

  6. 13-Dec-2018

    —

    Mr. Justice B.S. Walia

  7. 10-Oct-2018

    Mr. Justice P.B. Bajanthri

  8. 10-Oct-2018

    —

    Registrar-Judicial

  9. 30-May-2018

    Mr. Justice P.B. Bajanthri

  10. 30-May-2018

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  11. 29-May-2018

    Case filed

    Registration No. CRM-M/23925/2018

casestatus.in Summary

The Punjab and Haryana High Court allowed the petition and quashed the criminal complaint against Bajaj Agro (a licensed insecticide dealer) and its proprietor for alleged misbranding violations. The court found that as mere dealers who purchased sealed products from licensed manufacturers, the petitioners qualified for statutory protection under Section 30(3) of the Insecticides Act, 1968, which exempts sellers who prove they acquired the product from licensed sources, exercised reasonable diligence, and maintained proper storage. The six-year delay between sampling (2012) and complaint filing (2018) without explanation further supported quashing the proceedings as abuse of process. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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