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HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38497 CRL.RP No. 778 of 2019
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.778 OF 2019
BETWEEN:
SRI. SAMPATH KUMAR S/O RAJANNA, AGED ABOUT 32 YEARS R/AT NO.107, GEDDALAHALLI, KOTHANUR POST, BENGALURU EAST, BENGALURU - 560 077. …PETITIONER
(BY SRI. MOHITH HEGGADE B, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. SATHISH D.S, ADVOCATE)
AND:
SRI D UMASHANKAR SINCE DEAD REP. BY HIS LRS
1.
MANJULA K.S.
LATE D. UMASHANKAR AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS
2.
GEETHA U.
W/O L. RAVEESH AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS
Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location:
HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
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3.
SHWETHA V W/O NAGARAJ S.
AGED ABOUT 38 YEARS
ALL ARE RESIDING AT NO. 488, 2ND CROSS, 3RD MAIN ATTUR LAYOUT, YELAHANKA BENGALURU - 560 064.
…RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI. T.A. BASAVARAJU, ADV. FOR LRs OF DECEASED RESPONDENT)
THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION DATED 09.08.2018 PASSED BY THE LVIII A.C.M.M., BANGALORE IN C.C.NO.51819/2016 AND SAME WAS CONFIRMED BY THE LXXII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MAYO HALL, BANGALORE (CCH-73) IN CRL.A.NO.25163/2018
ORDER DATED 04.05.2019 AND ACQUITTED THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF N.I ACT ALLEGED IN THE PRIVATE COMPLAINT AGAINST HIM.
THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY,
ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:
CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE
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ORAL ORDER
Sri. Mohith Heggade.B., learned counsel appearing on behalf of the Advocate on record for the petitioner would submit that the dispute is settled in terms of the Mediation Report dated 30.08.2025.
2. This Court has perused the Mediation Report.
3. The Mediation Report is signed by the petitioner as well as the respondents who are legal representatives of the original complainant.
4. After going through the Report, this Court does not find any impediment to accept the Report. Accordingly, impugned order dated 09.08.2018 on the file of LVIII Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Mayohall, Bengaluru in C.C.No.51819/2016, which is confirmed by
judgment dated 04.05.2019 in Crl.A.No.25163/2018 on the file of LXXII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-73), are modified in terms of the settlement recorded on 30.08.2025 before the Mediator.
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5. Petition is accordingly disposed of.
Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE
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