- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26007 CRL.RP No. 388 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 388 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI MANJEGOWDA S/O NINGE GOWDA AGED ABOUT 74 YEARS, R/A THORANAMAVU VILLAGE, ALDURU POST-577111, MUDIGERE TALUK, CHIKKAMAGALUR DISTRICT. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S P RAMESHA, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI RAGHU SHETTY S/O BACCHESHETTY, SINCE DECEASED BY HIS LR SRI. VIJAYAKUMARA SHETTY, AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/O ARASALU VILLAGE KEREHALLI HOBLI, HOSANAGARA TALUK, SHIMOGA -577 426. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 READ WITH SECTION 401 CR.PC (FILED U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 31.01.2023 PASSED BY THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, HOSANAGARA IN C.C.NO.503/2013 AND AS WELL AS THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 03.12.2024 PASSED BY V ADDL. DIST. AND SESSIONS JUDGE, SHIVAMOGGA, SITTING AT SAGARA IN CRL.A.NO.10046/2024 AND CONSEQUENTLY ACQUIT THE PETITIONER FOR THE Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26007 CRL.RP No. 388 of 2025 OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF N.I. ACT, 1881 BY ALLOWING THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the petitioner is present. 2. Sri Vijay Kumar Shetty, legal representative of the respondent is present and he has shown his driving license and also produced copy of his Aadhar Card for the purpose of identification. 3. The application under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is filed and it is signed by Sri Vijay Kumar Shetty (legal representative of the respondent) and counsel for the petitioner. As per averments made in the said application, the matter has been settled between parties. The said Sri Vijay Kumar Shetty, legal representative of the respondent who is present before this Court submits that he has received a sum of Rs.2,50,000/- (rupees Two Lakhs Fifty Thousand - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26007 CRL.RP No. 388 of 2025 Only) towards full and final settlement of the matter and he has no objections for compounding the offence. 4. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that the petitioner has been taken into custody on 12.07.2025 and he is in District Prison of Shivamogga. 5. In view of settlement, the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is compounded. In view of compounding of the offence, this Criminal Revision Petition is disposed of as the offence is compounded. 6. Office is directed to issue release intimation to the concerned prison for release of the petitioner –accused if he is not required in any other cases. The said release intimation shall be issued to the concerned prison by email. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 15