- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20106 CRL.RP No. 1686 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JUNE, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No. 1686 OF 2024 BETWEEN: H.S. LAKSHMAN AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS S/O SEENAPPA R/A HIRANYAPALLI VILLAGE IMAREDDIHALLI POST KASABA HOBLI, CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 125. …PETITIONER (BY SRI SRIKANTH N V, ADVOCATE) AND: B VIJAY KUMAR S/O M. BABU AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS R/A NARASIMHAPETE CHINTAMANI TALUK CHIKKABALLAPURA DISTRICT – 563 125. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VINAY SREYAS K V, ADVOCATE) 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 IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 01.08.2023 IN C.C.No.56/2021 PASSED BY THE PRL.CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C CHITAMANI AND IMPUGNED JUDGMENT DATED 21.08.2024 PASSED IN CRL.A.No.54/2023 PASSED BY THE II ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE CHIKKABALLAPURA SITTING AT CHINTAMANI CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE COMPLAINT AND ETC., Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20106 CRL.RP No. 1686 of 2024 THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION 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. The application is filed under Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. The said application is jointly signed by petitioner, respondent and their counsels. As per averments of the said application, the matter is settled between the parties for Rs.2,10,000/- (rupees Two Lakhs Ten Thousand only) payable by the petitioner to the respondent. 4. The petitioner has already deposited a sum of Rs.1,61,250/- (rupees One Lakh Sixty One Thousand Two hundred Fifty only) and today, the petitioner is paying Rs.50,000/- (rupees Fifty Thousand only) by way of cash. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:20106 CRL.RP No. 1686 of 2024 5. The respondent reports receipt of cash of Rs.50,000/- (rupees Fifty Thousand only). 6. In view of the settlement of the matter, the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is compounded. Hence, this Criminal Revision petition is disposed of. 7. The trial Court is directed to release amount deposited in sum of Rs.1,61,250/- (rupees One Lakh Sixty One Thousand Two hundred Fifty only) by the petitioner infavour of the respondent. 8. The respondent is directed to furnish his bank account details so as to enable the trial Court to transfer the amount to his bank account. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 38