- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20486 CRL.RP No. 463 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No. 463 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI JAYARAM N S/O LATE.S.NARASIMHAIAH AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS RESIDING AT No.314, 1ST CROSS ANTHONY ROAD, MARIYANAPALYA HEBBAL DASARAHALLI H.A.FORM POST BANGALORE – 560 024. …PETITIONER (BY SMT. PUSHPALATHA K, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI MANJUNATH V AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS RESIDING AT No.255 WATER TANK ROAD CHOLANAYAKANAHALLI R.T.NAGAR POST BANGALORE – 560 032. …RESPONDENT (BY SMT. RATHNA BAI, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 AND SECTION 401 OF Cr.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 17.09.2018 PASSED BY THE XV A.C.M.M., AT BENGALURU IN C.C.No.28218/2017, CONVICTING THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF THE N.I ACT AND SET ASIDE THE Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20486 CRL.RP No. 463 of 2023 ORDER SENTENCING HIM TO PAY A FINE OF RS.1,00,000/- IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OF FINE AMOUNT, SHALL UNDERGO SIMPLE IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS AND ETC., THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER The death of the petitioner has been reported to the Court on 16.04.2025. The date of death as per the copy of death certificate is 16.07.2023. The petitioner is accused and has been convicted for the offence under Section 138 of N.I.Act. In view of death of the petitioner, this revision petition abates. Hence, the revision petition is dismissed as abated. Learned counsel for the respondent/complainant is at liberty to recover the fine amount from the legal heirs of the petitioner, in accordance with law. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DKB List No.: 1 Sl No.: 19