- 1 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6941 CRL.RP No. 100301 of 2019 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, DHARWAD BENCH DATED THIS THE 26TH DAY OF APRIL, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.100301 OF 2019 (397(Cr.PC)/438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SANDEEP IRANI AGE: 44 YEARS, OCC. SENIOR ASSISTANT-GESCOM KOPPAL, R/O. NEAR PILLE HOTEL, KEB QUARTERS, MUNIRABAD, TQ. AND DIST. KOPPAL. (NOW IN JUDICIAL CUSTODY) …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VIJAYENDRA BHIMAKKANAVAR, ADVOCATE) AND: PARASHURAM S/O. BASAPPA SORATURU, AGE: 36 YEARS, OCC. METER READER-GESCOM KOPPAL, R/O. SHIVASHANTAVEER NAGAR, GAVIMATH ROAD, KOPPAL, DIST. KOPPAL. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. NEELDENDRA D. GUNDE, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W. 401 OF CR.P.C. SEEKING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 23.08.2019 IN DISMISSING THE CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.14/2017 ON THE FILE OF THE DIST. & SESSIONS JUDGE, KOPPAL FILED BY THE ACCUSED AND SO ALSO BEING AGGRIEVED BY THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 05.04.2017 IN C.C.NO.228/2011 PASSED BY THE CIVIL JUDGE & JMFC COURT, KOPPAL, IN CONVICTING THE ACCUSED/REVISION PETITIONER UNDER SECTION 255(2) FOR THE OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NI ACT AND ACTING UNDER SECTION 357 OF CR.P.C. THE LEARNED MAGISTRATE IN AWARDING COMPENSATION OF RS. 1,65,000/- PAYABLE TO THE COMPLAINANT AND RS.25,000/- PAYABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT BY THE ACCUSED AND IN DEFAULT TO UNDERGO SI OF SIX MONTHS. Digitally signed by MALLIKARJUN RUDRAYYA KALMATH Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - NC: 2025:KHC-D:6941 CRL.RP No. 100301 of 2019 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Learned counsel for the revision petitioner filed a memo. Memo reads as under: “The Advocate for Rev. Petitioner begs to submit as under: It is submitted that as per the instructions secured from one Nagaraj R/o Munirabad (63603899855) who had entrusted this case, the Rev. Petitioner herein has expired in the year 2022 and necessary orders may kindly be passed, in the interest of justice and equity. Hence this memo.” 2. Placing the memo on record, petition stands dismissed as abated. 3. Amount in deposit, if any, is ordered to be withdrawn by the complainant under due identification. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AC CT:PA/List No.: 2 Sl No.: 27