P&H: quashes insecticide misbranding case against dealer after sealed-package samples
The Punjab and Haryana High Court has quashed a criminal complaint and related proceedings against M/s Sidhu Kheti Sewa Centre, a pesticide dealer in Dharamkot, and its proprietor. Justice Jasjit Singh Bedi held that the dealer and proprietor were entitled to protection under Section 30(3) of the Insecticides Act, 1968.
The case arose after an Insecticide Inspector inspected the dealership in March 2015 and took samples of Monocrotophos 36% SL from sealed containers. Laboratory analysis found the insecticide to be misbranded. A complaint was later filed against the manufacturer, the dealer and others under provisions of the Insecticides Act and...
