REPORTABLE
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
CRIMINAL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 2310 OF 2022
(Arising out of Special Leave Petition (Criminal) No. 8488 of 2022 )
HASMUKHLAL D. VORA & ANR. … APPELLANT (S)
VERSUS
THE STATE OF TAMIL NADU … RESPONDENT (S)
JUDGMENT
KRISHNA MURARI, J.
Leave Granted.
2. The present appeal is directed against the final order dated
23.08.2021 passed by the High Court of Madras (hereinafter referred to
as "High Court”) in Criminal O.P. No. 6445 of 2018, where the
Appellants' plea under Section 482 of the Cr.PC to quash the criminal
complaint against them was dismissed.
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3. Briefly, the facts relevant for the purpose of this Appeal are as
follows:
I. Appellant No.1 is the proprietor of an established company under the
name of M/s. Chem Pharm, a trader of raw material chemicals used in
food, food supplements, medicinal preparations etc. Appellant No.2 is the
son and employee of Appellant No. 1.
II. During the course of their business, the Appellants purchased 75 Kg of
pyridoxal-5-phosphate (as 3 x 25Kg packs) from one M/s Antoine &
Becouerel Organic Chemical Co., vide invoice dated 19.03.2013.
III. On 19.11.2013, the then Drug Inspector, Kodambakkam Range,
inspected the Appellants’ premises and alleged contravention of S.18(c)
of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act...