Heritage Foods Limited | 31st Annual Report 2022-23

company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls with Reference to Financial Statements 7. Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Opinion 8. In our opinion, the Holding Company and its subsidiary company, which are companies covered under the Act, have in all material respects, adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements and such controls were operating effectively as at 31 March 2023, based on the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note issued by the ICAI. Other Matter 9. We did not audit the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements insofar as it relates to one associate company, which is a company covered under the Act, in respect of which, theGroup’s share of net loss (including other comprehensive loss) of ₹0.01 million for the year ended 31 March 2023has been considered in the consolidated financial statements. The internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of this associate company, which are is a company covered under the Act, are unaudited and our opinion under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act on adequacy and operating effectiveness of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements insofar as it relates to the aforesaid associate, which are is a company covered under the Act, is solely based on the corresponding internal financial controls with reference to financial statements report certified by the management of such company. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us by the management, this financial statements is not material to the Group. Our opinion is not modified in respect of the above matter with respect to our reliance on the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements report certified by the management. For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP Chartered Accountants Firm’s Registration No.: 001076N/N500013 Sanjay Kumar Jain Partner Membership No.:207660 UDIN: 23207660BGYCIG4682 Place: Hyderabad Date: 25 May 2023 249 Consolidated | Financial Statements

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