- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23550 CRL.RP No. 644 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2ND DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 644 OF 2025 BETWEEN: SRI SHYAM S S/O SOMASHEKARA AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, RESIDING AT 2ND BLOCK, BETHAMANGALA, BETHAMANGALA HOBLI, K.G.F TALUK, KOLAR -563 116. ALSO AT SRI SHYAM S S/O SOMASHEKARA M/S RAJARAJESHWARI HOTEL, KYASAMBALLI CIRCLE OLD MADRAS ROADS, V.KOTA ROAD, BETHAMANGALA, BETHAMANGALA HOBLI, K.G.F TALUK, KOLAR -563 116. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAMALINGA REDDY H R., ADVOCATE) AND: M/S BATHESHWARA FINANCE REP BY ITS PROPRIETOR SRI. MADHUKUMAR.M S/O MUNINARAYANAPPA, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23550 CRL.RP No. 644 of 2025 OFF AT NO. 15/9, 5TH CROSS, MANJUNATHESHWARA NILAYA GARUDACHARPALYA, MAHADEVAPURA POST, BENGALURU -560 048 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. MANJE GOWDA S.B., ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.P IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 READ WITH SECTION 401 CR.PC (FILED U/S 438 BNSS) PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS PETITION AND THEREBY SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 22.02.2025 PASSED BY THE LXXIV ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT MAYO HALL, BENGALURU IN CRL.A.NO.25046/2024 WHICH CONFIRMED THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 03.01.2024 IN C.C.NO.50077/2020 ON THE FILE OF THE V ADDL. SMALL CAUSES JUDGE AND XXIV ACMM, COURT OF SMALL CAUSES, BENGALURU AND THEREBY ACQUIT THE PETITIONER FOR THE CHARGES FRAMED. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER The petitioner and his counsel are present. 2. The respondent and his counsel are present. 3. Joint memo has been filed and it is signed by the petitioner, respondent and their respective counsels. As per terms of the joint memo, the matter is settled between parties for Rs.7,75,000/- (rupees Seven Lakhs - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:23550 CRL.RP No. 644 of 2025 Seventy five Thousand only). The respondent reports the receipt of Rs.5,99,000/- (rupees Five Lakhs Ninety Nine Thousand only) from the petitioner. The respondent also submits that he has received a sum of Rs.1,76,000/- deposited by the petitioner before the trial Court. 4. 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. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 20