M/S Venkata Kishore Medical Distributor v. the State of Andhra Pradesh
Case brief
What is this about?
Criminal Petition No. 272/2021, High Court of Andhra Pradesh at Amaravati, decided 28.07.2025 by Dr Justice Venkata Jyothirmai Pratapa. Petitioners: M/s Venkata Kishore Medical Distributor and K. Nageswara Rao (proprietor), arrayed as Accused Nos. 5 & 6; Respondents: State of Andhra Pradesh (Public Prosecutor) and the Drug Inspector. Subject: quashment under Section 482 Cr.P.C / Section 528 BNSS of proceedings in PRC No. 27 of 2018 (Judicial First Class Magistrate, Dharmavaram) for offences under Sections 27(c) and 27(d), Drug and Cosmetics Act, 1940. Disposition: dismissed as the relief became infructuous on counsel's submission; miscellaneous petitions closed. No case law relied upon, no quantum involved.
What did the court decide?
Recording the petitioners' counsel's submission that the relief had become infructuous and that the petition may be disposed of, the Court dismissed the Criminal Petition since the relief had become infructuous; the merits of the quashment prayer were not adjudicated.