- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26312 CRL.RP No. 564 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 16TH DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 564 OF 2018 BETWEEN: SRI RATHNAM MAHENDRA S/O. SRI. RATHNAM, AGED ABOUT 49 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.1689/8, 1ST FLOOR, DR. RAJKUMAR ROAD, PRAKASH NAGAR, BANGALORE – 560 021. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. T S CHANDRAPRABHA, ADVOCATE) AND: SRI T MURALIDHAR S/O. SRI. T. THAME GOWDA, AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS, R/AT. NO.176, 1ST FLOOR, 15TH A CROSS, MAHALAKSHMI LAYOUT, BANGALORE – 560 086. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. R S PATIL, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 READ WITH SECTION 401 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT PASSED BY THE LXVII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BANGALORE(CCH-68) IN CRL.A.NO.123/2017 DATED 16.04.2018 AND THE JUDGMENT PASSED BY THE XIX A.C.M.M., BANGALORE DATED 2.1.2017 IN C.C.NO.3586/2016 Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26312 CRL.RP No. 564 of 2018 AND ACQUIT THE PETITIODNER/ACCUSED FROM THE ALLEGED OFFENCES IN THE ABOVE CASE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING, 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 and it is signed by the petitioner, respondent and their respective counsels. As per averments of the joint memo, the matter is settled for Rs.7,50,000/- (rupees Seven Lakhs Fifty Thousand only) including the amount in deposit, deposited by the petitioner before the trial Court in a sum of Rs.2,63,750/- (rupees Two Lakhs Sixty Three Thousand only). The petitioner has no objections for the respondent to withdraw the said amount in deposit, deposited by the petitioner before the trial Court. The petitioner is paying today a Demand Draft for a sum of Rs.2,00,000/- (rupees - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26312 CRL.RP No. 564 of 2018 Two Lakhs only) drawn in favor of the complainant dated 16.07.2025 bearing No.000963 drawn in HDFC Bank, Rajajinagar, Bengaluru. The respondent reports receipt of said Demand Draft. 4. The petitioner has agreed to pay balance amount of Rs.2,86,250/- (rupees Two Lakhs Eight Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty only) to the respondent or his counsel on or before 16.08.2025. The respondent has agreed to receive the said balance amount of Rs.2,86,250/- (rupees Two Lakhs Eight Six Thousand Two Hundred Fifty only) on or before 16.08.2025. If the petitioner fails to pay balance amount as agreed, the judgment of conviction and order on sentence passed by the trial Court will revive and the respondent is at liberty to recover the fine amount in accordance with law. 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:26312 CRL.RP No. 564 of 2018 offence, this Criminal Revision Petition is disposed of as the offence is compounded. 6. The respondent is permitted to withdraw the amount of Rs.2,63,750/- deposited by the petitioner before the trial Court along with interest earned on it if the said amount is kept in fixed deposit. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE DSP List No.: 1 Sl No.: 53