- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27551 CRL.RP No. 1265 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22ND DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION No. 1265 OF 2024 BETWEEN: SRI MOHANA S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS PROPRIETOR, SOFTECH COMPUTER SALES AND SERVICES OPPOSITE TO GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL SAGAR TOWN SAGARA. REP BY MOHANA S/O NARAYANAPPA AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, PROP: SOFTECH COMPUTERS SALES AND SERVICES 2ND CROSS, SUBHAHNAGARA SAGAR TOWN, SAGAR OFFICE: OPP. OF GOVT HOSPITAL SAGAR TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT – 577 401. …PETITIONER (BY SRI RAJASHEKARA R V, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI RAVI S/O RATNAKARA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT HOUSE No. 27/37 VINOBA NAGARA Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27551 CRL.RP No. 1265 of 2024 BACK SIDE OF RAMA TEMPLE SAGAR TOWN, SAGAR TALUK SHIVAMOGGA DISTRICT – 577 401. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI BALAKRISHNA K, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 READ WITH SECTION 401 Cr.PC (FILED U/S 438 R/W 442 BNNS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE PASSED BY THE LEARNED V ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, SHIVAMOGGA, SITTING AT SAGAR, DATED 13/08/2024, IN CRL. APPEAL No. 10017/2024, IMPUGNED JUDGMENT ANN-A AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE PASSED BY THE LEARNED PRINCIPAL SENIOR DIVISION CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT AT SAGAR DATED 09/02/2024, IN CC No. 464/2019, FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE / CHARGES U/S 138 OF NI ACT, BY THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND ACQUIT THE PETITIONER ANN-B AND ETC., THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER The petitioner and his counsel are present. 2. The respondent and his counsel are present. 3. Joint memo is filed under Section 148 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 and it is signed by the petitioner, respondent and their respective counsels. As per contents of the joint memo, the matter is settled for - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27551 CRL.RP No. 1265 of 2024 Rs.1,00,000/- (rupees One Lakh only) including the amount of Rs.50,000/- (rupees Fifty Thousand only) in deposit, deposited by the petitioner before the trial Court. The petitioner makes payment of Rs.25,000/-(rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) by way of Demand Draft bearing No.115397 dated 19.07.2025 drawn in Union Bank of India, Saga Branch. The respondent reports receipt of the said demand draft. 4. The petitioner –accused has agreed to pay balance amount of Rs.25,000/- (rupees Twenty Five Thousand only) within two months i.e., on or before 23.09.2025. The respondent –complainant has agreed to receive the said balance amount within two months. The petitioner has no objection for the respondent to withdraw the amount of Rs.50,000/- (rupees Fifty Thousand only) in deposit, deposited before the trial Court. 5. In view of settlement, the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 is compounded. In view of compounding of the - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27551 CRL.RP No. 1265 of 2024 offence, this Criminal Revision Petition is disposed of as the offence is compounded. 6. The respondent is permitted to withdraw the amount in deposit, deposited by the petitioner before the trial Court. 7. The petitioner –accused has agreed to pay balance amount of Rs.25,000/- on or before 23.09.2025 by way of demand draft in the name of the respondent. If, the petitioner –accused fails to pay the said balance amount, the impugned judgment of trial Court will revive. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 37