We have audited the Standalone Financial Statements of M/s Southern Online Bio Technologies
Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the balance sheet as at 31st March 2024, and the
statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the statement of changes in
equity and the statement of cash flows for the year ended on that date, and notes to the Standalone
Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory
information ["hereinafter referred to as Standalone Financial Statements"].
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the
aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013
("Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian
Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian
Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generally
accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, and its loss and total
comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements in accordance with the Standards
on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities
under those Standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the
Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in
accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together
with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules there under, and we have fulfilled our
other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
for our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements.
Key audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in
our audit of the Standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed
in the context of our audit of the Standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our
opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
We have determined that there are no key audit matters to communicate in our report.
Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor's Report Thereon
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information
comprises the information included in the Management Discussion and analysis, Board's Report
including Annexures to Board's Report, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report, Corporate
Governance and Shareholder's Information, but does not include the Standalone Financial
Statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does not cover the other information and we do
not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the
other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent
with the Standalone Financial Statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit
or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we
conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report
that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Management's Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the
Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these Standalone Financial
Statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance of the
Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the
accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for
safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other
irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and
estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of
adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and
completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the
Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Standalone Financial Statements, management is responsible for assessing the
Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going
concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the management either intends to
liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
That Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting
process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Standalone Financial
Statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to
issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance,
but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material
misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material
if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic
decisions of users taken on the basis of these Standalone Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain
professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
a. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Financial Statements,
whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and
obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of
not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from
error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the
override of internal control.
b. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures
that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act, 2013, we are
also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial
controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
c. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting
estimates and related disclosures made by management.
d. Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting
and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or
conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern.
If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's
report to the related disclosures in the Standalone Financial Statements or, if such disclosures are
inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to
the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to
cease to continue as a going concern.
e. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Standalone Financial Statements,
including the disclosures, and whether the Standalone Financial Statements represent the underlying
transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements that,
individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably
knowledgeable user of the Standalone Financial Statements may be influenced. We consider
quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in
(i) Planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and
(ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements.
We also communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the
planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant
deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with
relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all
relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and
where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters
that were of most significance in the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the current
period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report
unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare
circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the
adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest
benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our
knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company
so far as it appears from our examination of those books.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income,
Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report
are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements comply with the Indian
Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March,
2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on
31st March, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the
Company, and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in
"Annexure A". Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating
effectiveness of the Company's internal financial controls over financial reporting.
g) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to
us, the company has not paid any remuneration to its directors during the year. Accordingly,
the provisions of section 197 of the Act are not applicable.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with
Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of
our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its
Standalone Financial Statements.
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting
standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including
derivative contracts.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education
and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a)The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, other
than as disclosed in the notes to the Standalone Financial Statements, no funds (which
are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or
invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of
funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entities, including foreign entities
("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that
the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or
entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate
Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate
Beneficiaries.
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no
funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by
the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity ("Funding Parties"), with
the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall,
whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any
manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or
provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in
the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the
representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b)
above, contain any material misstatement.
v. The company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year, accordingly,
reporting under this clause is not applicable to the company.
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used
accounting software for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended
March 31, 2024 which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the
same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the
software. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of
the audit trail feature being tampered with.
As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from April
1, 2023, reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on
preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements for record retention is not
applicable for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order) issued by the Central
Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in "Annexure B" a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
For Darapaneni & Co.,
Chartered Accountants
Firm Regn No: 000685S
CA Sree Rama Chandra Murthy Ch
Partner
Date: 30-05-2024 M. No. 233010
Place: Hyderabad. UDIN: 24233010BKARYU6833
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