SUMER SINGH BHATI Vs. STATE OF RAJASTHAN

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD learned counsel for the parties.

(2.) THE instant misc. petition has been preferred by the petitioner challenging the proceedings of Criminal Case No.379/2005 pending in the Court of learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Nohar, Hanumangarh for the offences under Sections 6 & 7 read with Section 19A of the Seeds Act.

(3.) LEARNED PP and the Director, Agriculture submitted that under the Seeds (Amendment) Rules, 1973, the analysis of the samples has now been permitted to be done in accordance with Seed Testing Manual prescribed by the Indian Council of Agriculture Research as amended from time to time. It has been submitted that the procedure of taking the samples was in accordance with the Manual and, therefore, no illegality has been committed in the mode of taking and packing thet samples in this case.