HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, DHARWAD BENCH BEFORE THE LOK ADALATH IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 CONCILIATORS PRESENT: HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE UMESH M ADIGA AND SMT. SHAILA BELLIKATTI, MEMBER CRL.R.P.No.100009/2023 (Lok Adalat No.384/2025) BETWEEN RAVI S/O. SUBHAS THABAJ, AGE 41 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O.OPPOSITE TO DATTA MANDIR, GANESHPUR, BELAGAVI-590009. ... PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAVIRAJ C. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND NILESH S/O. MANIKCHAND OSWAL @ OSVAL, AGE 40 YEARS, OCC: BUSINESS, R/O. MAHALINGAPUR, TAL. MUDHOL, DIST. BAGALKOT-587312. … RESPONDENT (BY SRI. N. L. BATAKURKI, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED U/SEC.397 R/W. SECTION 401 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION PASSED IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.5021/2022, DATED 01.12.2022, BY I ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BAGALKOT TO SIT AT JAMKHANDI, CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION IN C.C. NO.169/2020, DATED 16.02.2022, BY THE PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC MUDHOL, AND CONSEQUENTLY ACQUIT THE ACCUSED FOR AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/SEC.138 OF NI ACT. 2 THE CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION BEING REFERRED TO LOK ADALAT, COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION, THIS DAY, THE LOK ADALAT PASSED THE FOLLOWING: CONCILIATION ORDER 1. The revision petitioner and the respondent along with their respective advocates are present. 2. After prolonged negotiation, the matter is settled and the advocates appearing for both the sides have filed a joint memo stating that the matter is settled for Rs.1,50,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Fifty thousand only) as full and final settlement. Further, the petitioner has paid Rs.50,000/- in cash and Rs.1,00,000/- by cheque bearing No.152064 drawn on Fedral Bank, Ganeshpur Brach to the respondent. 3. The respondent, by his counsel acknowledge the receipt of cash and cheque as full and final settlement of the dispute. Further, the respondent acknowledges that no claim is due from the petitioner in view of the settlement and the cash and above cheque being paid. 3 4. In view of the settlement arrived at between the parties, the judgment and sentence passed by the trial Court and confirmed by the First Appellate Court stands set aside. The accused is acquitted of the offence punishable under Section 138 of the N.I. Act. 5. In the event accused defaults in making the payment, as per the joint memo, the complainant is at liberty to recover the same as per the joint memo. The joint memo shall form part of the award. 6. In terms of the joint memo, the revision petition stands disposed off. Draw award accordingly. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER VNP / CT-AN List No.3 / Sl. No.9