- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11876 CRL.RP No. 100440 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100440 OF 2024 (397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI RAVINDRA U. SHIRODKAR S/O UMESH SHIRODKAR, AGED 53 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. BANDARIWADA, BAITHKOL, KARWAR-581 301, UTTARA KANNADA DISTRICT. … PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAVEEN P. TARIKAR, ADVOCATE) AND: SAFE STAR SOUHARDA SAHAKARI NIYAMITA, KARWAR BRANCH, UTTARA KANNADA-581 301, R/BY ITS MANAGER. … RESPONDENT (BY SRI. CHETAN MUNNOLI, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 R/W 442 OF BNSS, PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS AND ALLOW THE REVISION PETITION BY SETTING ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 31.03.2022 IN C.C. NO.773/2021 PASSED BY CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE KARWAR WHICH IS CONFIRMED BY II ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE UTTARA KANNADA, KARWAR IN CRL. APPEAL NO.56/2022 DATED 20.09.2024 FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT 1881, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER IS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: RAKESH S HARIHAR Digitally signed by RAKESH S HARIHAR Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA DHARWAD BENCH - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:11876 CRL.RP No. 100440 of 2024 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) 1. Learned Counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo reporting death of the petitioner. 2. The death certificate would go to show that petitioner has died on 10.02.2025. Therefore, this petition is dismissed as abated. 3. Amount in deposit, if any, is permitted to be withdrawn by the respondent. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE KK CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 10