- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38986 CRL.RP No. 631 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 25TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 631 OF 2025 BETWEEN: 1. M/S. GOODSMOVER TECHNOLOGIES A PARTNERSHIP FIRM HAVING ITS BUSINESS AT NO.31, SHANKAR MUTT ROAD, BASAVANGUDI, BANGALORE 560 004, REPRESENTED BY ITS PARTNER G SUDHIR 2. MR. N GOPALA KRISHNA PARTNER M/S GOODSMOVER TECHNOLOGIES, HAVING OFFICE AT NO.31, SHANKAR MUTT ROAD, BASAVANGUDI, BANGALORE- 560004 3. MRS. G. NANDINI PARTNER. M/S GOODSMOVER TECHNOLOGIES, HAVING OFFICE AT NO.31, SHANKAR MUTT ROAD, BASAVANGUDI, BANGALORE- 560004 Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38986 CRL.RP No. 631 of 2025 4. MR. G. SUDHIR PARTNER. M/S GOODSMOVER TECHNOLOGIES, HAVING OFFICE AT NO.31, SHANKAR MUTT ROAD, BASAVANGUDI, BANGALORE- 560004 5. MR. C. V. KUMAR PARTNER. M/S GOODSMOVER TECHNOLOGIES, HAVING OFFICE AT NO.31, SHANKAR MUTT ROAD, BASAVANGUDI, BANGALORE- 560004 …PETITIONERS (BY SRI. KASHYAP N NAIK., ADVOCATE) AND: ETRANS SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED (BEFORE MERGER KNOWN AS ETRANS T4U PRIVATE LIMITED AND PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS RANE T4U PRIVATE LIMITED) A COMPANY INCORPORATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF COMPANIES ACT, 1956, PRESENTLY HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT FD 404 SECTOR III, SALT LAKE, KOLKATA-700106, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORIZED SIGNATORY, MR. JAISON K WILSON. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. MUJTABA., ADVOCATE) - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38986 CRL.RP No. 631 of 2025 CRL.RP FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 CR.PC (FILED U/S 438 R/W 442 BNNS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 04.01.2021 PASSED IN C.C.NO.1250/2018 BY THE LRD. XX ADDL. SMALL CUASES JUDGE AND ACMM AND MACT, BENGALURU (SCCH-22) (ANNEXURE-A) AND CONSEQUENTLY SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 10.01.2025 PASSED BY THE LRD. LXIII ACC AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-64) IN CRL.A.NO.189/2021(ANNEXURE-B) AND THUS ACQUIT THE ACCUSED OF THE OFFENCES P/U/S 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, 1881. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER This petition is filed assailing the concurrent findings in a proceeding arising in respect of offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. The petitioners are convicted and sentenced to pay fine of Rs.16,00,000/-. The petitioners' appeal before the First Appellate Court is also dismissed confirming the sentence. - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38986 CRL.RP No. 631 of 2025 3. Learned counsel for the petitioners and the complainant/respondent filed a joint memo signed by the petitioners and the respondent. 4. It is noticed from the terms of the settlement that the complainant/respondent had received Rs.30,00,000/- through demand draft towards full satisfaction of his claim against the petitioner. 5. This Court has gone through the terms and conditions referred in the joint memo. Accordingly, the joint memo is accepted. 6. Accordingly, the petition is disposed of and the impugned judgment dated 10.01.2025 in Criminal Appeal No.189/2021 on the file of LXIII Sessions Judge, Bengaluru and the judgment dated 04.01.2021 in C.C. No.1250/2018 on the file of XX Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru are set aside in terms of the joint memo. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:38986 CRL.RP No. 631 of 2025 7. Amount in deposit if any, before the Trial Court shall be released in favour of the petitioner. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE SSB ...