HARSH MARIWALA vs PRAMOD KUMAR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment delivered on:05.05.2025 CRL.M.C. 6426/2019 & CRL.M.A. 42579/2019 HARSH MARIWALA .....Petitioner versus PRAMOD KUMAR .....Respondent CRL.M.C. 6428/2019 & CRL.M.A. 42583/2019, CRL.M.A. 38658/2024 M/S. MARICO LIMITED & ORS. .....Petitioners versus PRAMOD KUMAR .....Respondent Advocates who appeared in this case: For the Petitioner(s) : Ms. Supriya Juneja, Mr. Aditya Singla & Ms. Medha Navmi, Advs. for the petitioner in CRL.M.C. 6426/2019. Mr. Sidharth Luthra, Sr. Adv. along with Ms. Supriya Juneja, Mr. Aditya Singla, Mr. Anmol Kheta & Ms. Medha Navmi, Advs. for the petitioners in CRL.M.C. 6428/2019. For the Respondent : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Dubey, Mr. Vivek Kumar Pandey & Mr. Ravinder Pal Singh, Advs. CORAM HON’BLE MR JUSTICE AMIT MAHAJAN JUDGMENT 1. The present petitions are filed seeking quashing of the summoning order dated 11.10.2019 and the order taking cognizance 2018. The petitioners, namely Mr. Harsh Mariwala, M/s Marico Limited, and its executives, have been summoned for alleged violations under Sections 17C(c)/18(a)(ii)/27A(ii)/ 32 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (‘D&C Act’), as well as under Sections 417/420/120-B read wit