ORDER :

The petitioners are before this Court calling in question the proceedings in Crime No.199 of 2018 pending before the XI Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayohall, Bangalore registered for the offences punishable under Sections 324, 341, 384 and 420 read with Section 34 of the IPC.

2. Brief facts leading to the filing of the present petition are as follows:

Petitioners 1 and 3 being brothers are accused 1 and 3, petitioner No.2 is the close acquaintance of petitioners 1 and 3, in the proceedings before the trial Court. The 2nd respondent is the complainant. Petitioners 1 and 2 are partners of M/s Design 55 Advertisement Limited Liability Partnership Firm ('Firm' for short). Pursuant to constitution of the partnership firm, petitioners 1 and 2 carried on the business of advertisement through hoardings, marketing etc. in furtherance to the objectives of the Firm.

3. The 2nd respondent who was an acquaintance of the petitioners, approached the 1st petitioner and requested to provide him employment in the firm which the petitioners contend that it was a request on a