- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC:5651 CRL.RP No. 1398 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.1398 OF 2024 BETWEEN: 1. M/S. HYDROTECH CONSULTANT SERVICES, BY ITS PROPRIETOR, SRI RAJKUMAR N., AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS, NO.51, 2ND CROSS, 2ND MAIN, UDAYANAGAR, B.NARAYANAPURA POST, BANGALORE-560 016. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRADEEP M., ADVOCATE – ABSENT) AND: 1. M/S. PENTA PURE TECHNOLOGIES, REPRESENTED BY ITS SR. ENGINEER SALES, SRI V. KARTHIKUMAR, S/O M. VALAYAPATHI, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, NO.1676, 2ND CROSS, DR. RAJKUMAR ROAD, PRAKASHNAGAR, BANGALORE-560021. …RESPONDENT THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W 401 OF CR.PC (FILED U/S 438 R/W 442 BNNS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT, DATED 10.12.2021, PASSED IN C.C.NO.2237/2020, BY XXVII ADDL. CHIEF METROPOLITAN MAGISTRATE, BANGALORE, CONVICTING THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT AND SENTENCING PETITIONER Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC:5651 CRL.RP No. 1398 of 2024 TO PAY TOTAL FINE AMOUNT OF RS.5,40,000/- AND IN DEFAULT TO UNDERGO A SIMPLE IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS, AND CONFIRMING THE SAME BY LXV ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU IN CRL.APPEAL NO.36/2022, DATED 21.09.2024, BY ALLOWING THE ABOVE CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION AND PLEASED TO ACQUIT THE PETITIONER IN THE ABOVE CASE. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH ORAL ORDER The learned counsel for the revision petitioner is absent. In the previous occasion on 01.02.2025 also the learned counsel for the revision petitioner was absent. This Court also observed that the sentence of the petitioner was suspended on 07.11.2024. Inspite of the order to issue notice to the respondent, the counsel for the revision petitioner has not paid the P.F. Hence, order of suspension is recalled. The respondent is given liberty to proceed against the revision petitioner in accordance with law. However, one more opportunity is given to the counsel for revision petitioner to pay the P.F. If the counsel does not pay the P.F., the revision petition will be dismissed. - 3 - NC: 2025:KHC:5651 CRL.RP No. 1398 of 2024 2. Inspite of the said order, the learned counsel for the revision petitioner is absent and not paid the P.F. also. Hence, the criminal revision petition is dismissed. Sd/- (H.P.SANDESH) JUDGE MD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 22