- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45788 CRL.RP No. 1049 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1049 OF 2025 BETWEEN: M/S.OM SAI TRADERS REP BY ITS PROPRIETOR, SRI SARAVANAN C, S/O CHINNARAJI, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, NO.1012, 7TH CROSS, NEAR GANESH TEMPLE, CHOWDESHWARI LAYOUT, MARATHAHALLI POST, BENGALURU-560 037 AT PRESENT ADDRESS: NO.77, GROUND FLOOR, 2ND CROSS, MARATHAHALLI, VINAYAKA LAYOUT, BENGALURU NORTH, MARATHAHALLI COLONY, BANGALORE-560 037. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PONNANNA M B., ADVOCATE) AND: SRI VENKATESHULU S/O LATE K SANGAIAH NAIDU, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT NO.40, IST CROSS, SAHODAYA LAYOUT, OPP PATEL P G MARATHAHALLI, BENGALURU-560037. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. ABHIMANYU DEVAIAH, ADVOCATE) Digitally signed by GURURAJ D Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45788 CRL.RP No. 1049 of 2025 THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S. 397 R/W 401 CR.P.C (FILED U/S 438 BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE JUDGMENT DATED 22.04.2025, PASSED BY LXXII ADDL.CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-73), WHEREIN CRL.A NO.25144/2024 CAME TO BE DISMISSED AND ETC. THIS PETITION IS COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAVI V HOSMANI ORAL ORDER Challenging judgment dated 22.04.2025 passed by LXXII Addl. City Civil & Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-73) in Crl.A.no.25144/2024 confirming judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 02.04.2024 passed by XXXIX Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, in C.C.no.57690/2021, this revision petition is filed. 2. Heard Sri Ponnanna M.B., learned counsel for the petitioner and Sri Abhimanyu Devaiah, learned counsel for respondent. 3. Learned counsel for both parties jointly submit that parties have settled dispute amicably and filed a Joint Memo dated 11.11.2025 stating that revision petition be disposed of. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45788 CRL.RP No. 1049 of 2025 4. Joint memo is taken on record, which reads as under: ”JOINT MEMO The parties to the above Criminal Revision Petition have amicably settled their dispute and hence the Respondent hereby affirms that there is no due to be paid by the Petitioner herein to the Respondent. This joint memo may be kindly taken on record." 5. Petitioner and respondent are present and identified by their respective counsel. Joint Memo is duly signed by petitioner, respondent and their respective counsel. 6. On interaction, parties have stated that they have arrived at settlement out of their free will and volition without there being any threat, coercion or undue influence from anybody. 7. In circumstance, it is just and appropriate to quash criminal proceedings and accordingly, impugned judgment dated 22.04.2025, passed by LXXII Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Mayo Hall at Bengaluru City in Crl.A.no.25144/2024 confirming judgment of conviction and order of sentence dated 02.04.2021 passed by XXXIV, learned Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bengaluru, in - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:45788 CRL.RP No. 1049 of 2025 C.C.no.57690/2021, are hereby set-aside and petitioner is acquitted of offence punishable under Section 138 of N.I. Act. Complainant is at liberty to withdraw amount in deposit before Trial Court. In terms of Joint memo, Criminal Revision Petition is disposed of. Sd/- (RAVI V HOSMANI) JUDGE HR List No.: 1 Sl No.: 32