IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 20^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.R.KRISHNA KUMAR CRIMINAL PETITION NO. 5540 OF 2024 BETWEEN:

SRI. VINIL PHILIP CHERIAN S/O SRI. C.C. CHERIAN, AGED ABOUT 46 YEARS, MANAGING PARTNER, M/S. SOCIAL DNA LABS LLP, UNIT NO. 10, LEVEL 2, INNOVATOR BUILDING, ITPB, WHITEFIELD, BENGALURU - 560 066.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. G.M. SRINIVASA REDDY, ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by KAVYA R 1. STATE OF KARNATAKA, Location: High REPRESENTED BY WHITEFIELD Court of POLICE STATION, BENGALURU CITY, Karnataka THROUGH STATE PUBLIC PROSECUTOR, HIGH COURT BUILDING, BENGALURU - 560 001.

2. SRI. K.S. VENUGOPAL, S/O. SRI. SIDDARAM, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, WORKING AS ENFORCEMENT OFFICE, EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND ORGANIZATION, REGIONAL OFFICE, K.R. PURAM, NO. F28, NSU BLOCK, ITI CAMPUS, DOORVANINAGAR, BENGALURU - 560 016.

…RESPONDENTS (BY SRI. VINAY MAHADEVAIAH, HCGP FOR R1;

NOTICE TO R2 IS HELD SUFFICIENT V/O DTD.20.01.2025) THIS CRL.P IS FILED U/S.482 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO QUASH THE ENTIRE PROCEEDINGS IN C.C.NO.11503/2019 REGISTERED BY THE WHITE FILED P.S. AGAINST THE PETITIONER IN CR.NO.349/2018 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 406, 420 OF IPC ON THE F