1 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 CONCILIATORS PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M. KHAZI & SRI. JAVEED S., MEMBER CRL. R.P.No. 314/2025 (Lok Adalat No. 785/2025) BETWEEN Sri. Harish Reddy S/o Muni Reddy, Aged about 42 years, R/at Muthakapalli Village, Muthakapalli Post, Srinivaspur Taluk, Kolar District – 560 101. … Petitioner. (By Mr. Nagaraja B.M., Advocate) AND: Sri. G.S. Madhu S/o G.N. Subbaiah, Aged about 48 years, R/at No.10, New Cross Road, Chikkamavalli, Near Lalbhag West Gate, Bangalore-560 004. …Respondent (By Mr. Manjunatha G., Advocate) 2 THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W 401 OF CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT DATED 11.08.2023 PASSED IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.1078/2021 PASSED BY THE LXVI ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BANGALORE (CCH-67) (ANNEXURE ‘A’) AND ALSO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION DATED 19.11.2021 PASSED BY THE XVI ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BANGALORE IN C.C. NO. 23410/2017 (ANNEXURE ‘B’) AND CONSEQUENTLY ACQUIT THE PETITIONER FROM THE ALLEGED CHARGES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT AND ORDER TO SET HIM AT LIBERTY. THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE LOK ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED: CONCILIATION ORDER The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the respondent and the respective parties are present. 2. Perused the order dated 25.03.2025 of the Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee. Accordingly, the matter is settled by the parties and filed an Application under Section 147 of Negotiable Instruments Act and submitted that at the intervention of well wishers and also considering the financial condition of the petitioner, both parties have settled the matter amicably. The terms of the settlement by way of filing an 3 application under Section 147 of Negotiable Instruments Act, reads as follows : “1. In the terms of the settlement the petitioner has agreed to pay the cheque amount of Rs.17,00,000/- to the respondent. 2. Accordingly the petitioner had paid the cheque amount of Rs.17,00,000/- (Rupees Seventeen Lakhs only) to the respondent by way of cash on 03.03.2025 and the respondent had acknowledged for receipt of the same. 3. The respondent had agreed to receive the said amount and to close the long term litigation between the petitioner and respondent and the same is full and final settlement. 4. It is submitted that in view of the settlement arrived between the parties, the fine amount imposed by the trial court may be pleased to waived off. 5. That the petitioner and respondent have no claim or in respect of the above case and have entered into this compromise on their own without any force or coercion from any person/s in any manner”. 3. In the light of the settlement arrived at between the parties, this petition is disposed of in terms of the Compromise (Application under Section 147 of Negotiable Instruments Act). 4 The impugned Judgment dated 19.11.2021 passed in C.C. No.23410/2017 on the file of XVI Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bangalore and the Judgment dated 11.08.2023 passed in Crl.A. No.1078/2021 on the file of LXVI Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge (CCH-67), Bengaluru are set aside and the petitioner/accused is acquitted from the charges punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER Rbv