APPLICATION U/s 482 No. 2015 of 2026 at Lucknow

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD LUCKNOW APPLICATION U/S 482 No. - 2015 of 2026 Smt. Meena Pandey And 2 Others .....Applicant(s) Versus State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Lko. And Another .....Opposite Party(s) Counsel for Applicant(s) : Hari Om Pandey, Ayodhya Prasad Mishra A.P. Mishra, Rituraj Mishra Counsel for Opposite Party(s) : G.A. Reserved on 16.03.2026 Pronounced on 03.04.2026 Uploaded on 03.04.2026 Court No. - 15 HON'BLE BRIJ RAJ SINGH, J. 1. The present application under Section 482 of Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (in short “CrPC”) has been filed seeking quashing of entire proceedings of Complaint Case No. 75209 of 2024 (Drug Inspector, Food Security and Medicine Administration, Office of the District Magistrate Lucknow Vs. Smt. Meena Pandey & Ors.), under Sections 18 and 27 of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (in short “Act of 1940”) pending in the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Lucknow (in short “Magistrate”). 2. It is the case of the applicant that the applicant nos.1 and 2 were running a retail shop (applicant no.3) for sale of drugs and cosmetics after obtaining a licence, which permitted the retail sale of the medicines. The said licence was subseq