- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:11913 CRL.RP No. 1481 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF MARCH, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1481 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. S. RAMANATHAN S/O SRI. S.V.SUNDIRA RAJAN AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS PROPRIETOR OF SRI VENKATESHWARA TEXTILES RESIDING AT NO.5-6-37 MARIYAMMAN KOIL STREET JALAKANTAPURAM SALEM DISTRICT TAMIL NADU-636 501. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MOHAN DAS T.K., ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI. NAGALINGAM S., S/O SRI. SOUNDAPPA CHETTIAR AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS RESIDING AT NO.6/1 MURUGESH MUDALIAR STREET AKKI THIMMANAHALLI SHANTHINAGAR BENGALURU-560 027. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. NEHRU P., ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W 401 OF CR.PC PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 02.09.2023 PASSED IN CRL.A.NO.25085/2022 ON THE FILE OF THE COURT Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:11913 CRL.RP No. 1481 of 2023 OF LXXII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT MAYOHALL (CCH-73) AND ALSO JUDGMENT DATED 01.04.2022 PASSED IN C.C.NO.51140/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE XIV ACMM, MAYO HALL, BENGALURU. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH ORAL ORDER Learned counsel for the parties have filed an application under Section 320(8) of Cr.P.C. read with Section 147 of N.I. Act and the same is also signed by the petitioner and the respondent. 2. The Trial Court sentenced the respondent- complainant to pay fine of Rs.4,30,000/- and already an amount of Rs.2,15,000/- is deposited before the Trial Court and matter is settled for total amount of Rs.3,75,000/- and balance amount of Rs.1,60,000/- is paid today by way of Demand Draft in the name of the respondent towards full and final settlement. Hence, respondent-complainant pray this Court to compound the offence by allowing the application. 3. For the reasons stated in the affidavit accompanying the application and also since the matter is - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:11913 CRL.RP No. 1481 of 2023 settled among the parties for an amount of Rs.3,75,000/- and entire balance amount is paid to the respondent, the application is allowed. The respondent-complainant is acquitted for the offence under Section 138 of N.I. Act. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent-complainant submits that he has paid an amount of Rs.5,000/- before the Trial Court on 11.03.2025 and receipt is also produced before the Court and the same is taken on record. Accordingly, the criminal revision petition stands disposed of. Sd/- (H.P.SANDESH) JUDGE ST List No.: 1 Sl No.: 33