ORAL ORDER

In this petition, petitioner – accused No.2 in C.C.No.1391/2024 arising out of Crime No.103/2020 seeks quashing of the impugned proceedings and for other reliefs.

2. Heard learned Senior Counsel for the petitioner and learned HCGP for respondent No.1 and perused the material on record. The 2^nd respondent – defacto complainant having been served with notice of this petition has chosen to remain unrepresented and has not contested the petition.

3. A perusal of the material on record will indicate that the 2^nd respondent – defacto complainant filed the instant complaint dated 24.07.2020 interalia alleging that he was working as Assistant Director in Karnataka Vocational Training and Skill Development Corporation Ltd., (KVTSDCL – earlier KSDC) from 20.07.2019 onwards. It was alleged by him that the petitioner herein who was the Executive Director during the period 2014 - 2015 had illegally made / released payments and issued cheques in favour of others towards training expenses and thereby committed offences punishable under Sections 409 and 420 IPC . The said complaint was registered as an FIR in Crime No.103/2020 by the 1^st respondent – police authorities, who conducted inv