KAMLESH vs STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI)

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$~33 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 13th January, 2026 + CRL.M.C. 6469/2023 KAMLESH .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Yogesh Kumar, Advocate. versus STATE (GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI) .....Respondent Through: Mr. Sunil Kumar Gautam, APP with SI Himanshu. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MANOJ JAIN J U D G M E N T (oral) 1. Petitioner herein seeks quashing of FIR No. 371/2014 dated 02.05.2014, registered at P.S. Najafgarh, Delhi, under Section 7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 along with all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 2. Petitioner is running a Fair Price Shop (FPS) under the name and style of M/s Amit Provision Store in Ishwar Colony, Najafgarh, New Delhi. 3. A team from the Department of Food Supplies and Consumer Affairs visited said shop on 01.05.2014 and noticed following discrepancies:- (i) The Inspection team asked to furnish the current record of FPs but the record were not inside the FPS. (ii) The stock was physically checked and found 7.74 Qtls of rice and FPS but as per stock record for the month of April 2014. The balance stock of rice was nil. Thereby an excess of 7.74 Qtls. rice in Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed CRL.M.C. 6469/2023 1 By:SONIA THAPLIYAL Signing Date:15.01.2026 09:58:01 the FPs. The SFA is not received during the month of April 2014 to 01.05.2014. 4. The abovesaid discrepancies resulted in registration of FIR No. 371/2014 under Section 7 of Essential Commodities Act, 1955 with P.S. Najafgarh, Delhi as the licensee had violated the provisions of Delhi Specified Articles (Regulation & Distribution) Order 1981/ Delhi Kerosene oil (Exports & Price) Order 1962 and the terms and conditions under which the license/authorization was issued. 5. Petitioner was released on anticipatory bail. 6. Admittedly, the