1 HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF JULY 2025 CONCILIATORS PRESENT: THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIJAYKUMAR A. PATIL & SRI. M.N. UMASHANKAR, MEMBER CRL. R.P.No.193/2022 (Lok Adalat No.1506/2025) BETWEEN SRI. NARESHBHAT, S/O. LATE RAMACHANDRABHAT, AGED ABOUT 62 YEARS, R/AT. #5, 8TH CROSS, J.S. NAGAR, SARASWATHIPURA MAIN ROAD, NANDINILAYOUT, BANGALORE - 560096. ....PETITIONER (BY SRI. MANJUNATH M.R., ADVOCATE) AND SMT. GEETHA, W/O. ANAND, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, R/AT. #45, BSK 1ST STAGE, 2ND BLOCK, VINAYAKANAGAR, BANGALORE - 560040. …..RESPONDENT (BY SRI. D.R. SRIDHARA, ADVOCATE) 2 THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W SECTION 401 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND ORDER OF SENTENCE PASSED BY THE HON'BLE VI ADDL. SMALL CAUSES JUDGE AND XXXI ACMM, BENGALURU IN C.C.NO.4389/2014 DATED 26.06.2018 AND CONFIRMED BY THE HON'BLE LVIII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE (CCH-59), BENGALURU CITY IN CRL.A.NO.1341/2018, DATED 01.12.2021 AND ACQUIT THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF THE N.I. ACT. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE NATIONAL LOK ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED. CONCILIATION ORDER The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the learned Counsel appearing for the respondent are present and the respective parties are also present. 2. Heard the learned counsel appearing for the respective parties. 3. The petitioner and the respondent along with their respective counsel have filed the joint memo for settlement for an amount of Rs.3,00,000/-. It is submitted that some of the amount has been deposited before this Court and the trial Court and they would verify the same and balance amount would be paid within one month. If any amount deposited 3 either before this Court or the trial Court, same shall be released in favour of complainant/respondent. 4. In view of the compromise entered between the parties, this revision petition is closed and the petitioner is acquitted for the offence punishable under Section 138 of N.I. Act. 5. The learned counsel for the petitioner submits that fine amount is already deposited before the concerned Court. The said submission is taken on record. Sd/- JUDGE Sd/- MEMBER ABK