Supreme Court of India

The State of Punjab v. National Organic Chemical Industries Ltd.

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Reported as [1996] SUPP. 7 S.C.R. 807
Bench K. Ramaswamy J.
Decided 25 October 1996

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What the Court ordered

Resultantly, the respondent has been deprived of a valuable defence statutorily available to him.

Judgment, page 5

From the headnote

Insecticides Act, 1968 : " Sections 21, 22,24---lnsecticide Inspector-Powers of search etc.-Sample seized to be divided into three proportions-One to be given to the manufacturer or person from whom the illSecticide was given-One to be sent to Insecticide Analyst-Accused to be notified the result of the report-Accused entitled to have the sample given to him, tested by the Central Insecticide Laboratory and adduce evidence of the report so given-171ird sample not given and the party deprived of his valuable defence statutorily available to him-Quashing of complaint justified-No inteiference

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