- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:12951 CRL.A No. 100045 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 100045 OF 2018 (A) BETWEEN: SRI. JAI HANUMAN CREDIT SOUHARD SAHAKARI LTD., JAMBOTI ROAD, PEERNWADI BY ITS SECRETARY, SHRI SHASHIKANT M. WAKEKAR, AGE. 41 YEARS, OCC. SERVICE, DIST. BELAGAVI. … APPELLANT (BY SRI. BAHUBALI N. KANABARGI, ADVOCATE) AND: AJEET PARASHARAM AVKULE, AGE: 34 YEARS, OCC: PRIVATE SERVICE, R/O: BELAGOANKAR GALLI, POST: NADIHALLI, BELAGAVI, TQ. AND DIST: BELAGAVI. … RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VITHAL S. TELI, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL APPEAL IS FILED UNDER SECTION 378(4) OF CR.P.C., PRAYS THAT THE RECORDS OF JUDGMENT AND ORDER PASSED BY THE VI JMFC AT BELAGAVI IN C.C. NO.475/2017 ON 04.12.2017 MAY BE CALLED FOR TO ASCERTAIN THE CORRECTNESS AND LEGALITY AND PROPRIETY OF THE FINDING. DISMISSING THE COMPLAINANT AND ACQUITTED THE RESPONDENT FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCES UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT AND PASSING THE ORDER OF DISMISSAL MAY BE SET ASIDE AND THE PRESENT RESPONDENT BE CONVICTED FROM THE CHARGES. THIS APPEAL COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, JUDGMENT IS DELIVERED 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:12951 CRL.A No. 100045 of 2018 ORAL JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) Learned counsel for the appellant has filed a memo seeking permission of this Court to withdraw the appeal for the reason that parties have settled the dispute amicably during the pendency of the appeal. Same is taken on record. Accordingly, appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (S.VISHWAJITH SHETTY) JUDGE VMB CT:BCK LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 91