ZEE LABORATORY vs UNION OF INDIA

CRM-M-52148-2021 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CRM-M-52148-2021 Date of Decision: 13.07.2026 Uploaded on: 13.07.2026 ZEE LABORATORY ... Petitioner Versus UNION OF INDIA ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JASJIT SINGH BEDI Present: Mr. P.S. Ahluwalia, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Keerat Dhillon, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr. Tajeshwar S. Sullar, Sr. Panel Counsel for the respondent-UoI. **** JASJIT SINGH BEDI, J. The prayer in the present petition under Section 482 Cr.P.C. is for quashing of the Complaint Case No.COMA 8-18 dated 01.03.2018 (Annexure P-1) titled as “Union of India Vs. Zee Laboratory” registered under Section 18(a)(i) read with Section 27(c) and Section 27(d) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940, the summoning order dated 01.03.2018 (Annexure P-2) under Sections 18(a)(I) read with Section 27(c)(d) of the Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and all consequential proceedings arising therefrom. 2. The brief facts of the case are that on 02.08.2014, a sample of a drug Zextil 200 (Cefpodoxime tablet IP) [hereinafter referred to as Zextil] bearing sample No.LS/SS/CDG/2014/66, Batch No.01/2016 was drawn by the respondent for test and analysis under Se