- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29875 CRL.RP No. 1402 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 1ST DAY OF AUGUST, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1402 OF 2023 BETWEEN: SRI S SURESH, S/O SUBAAIAH, AGED ABOUT 54 YEARS, OCC-TEACHER, GOVERNMENT HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, HONENHALLI VILLAGE, SALIGRAMA HOBLI, KR NAGAR TALUK, MYSURU DISTRICT - 571602. …PETITIONER (BY SRI PRAKASH M PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: NAVANAGARA URBAN CO-OPERATIVE BANK LTD., K R NAGARA, REP. BY ITS GENERAL MANAGER C SURESH, S/O C J CHANDREGOWDA, AGED ABOUT 55 YEARS, KR NAGARA MYSURU DISTICT - 571602. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI B S MAHENDRA, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S. 397 R/W 401 CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE PASSED IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.264 OF 2021 DATED 17.07.2023, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF N.I. ACT, PASSED BY THE VIII ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MYSURU, SITTING AT HUNSUR, AND CONVICTION AND SENTENCE THAT THE PETITIONER TO PAY A FINE OF RS.4,21,500/- IN DEFAULT TO PAY THE FINE AMOUNT TO UNDERGO S.I. FOR 1 YEAR IN C.C.NO.293 OF 2019 DATED 09.11.2021, PASSED BY THE ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, Digitally signed by C HONNUR SAB Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29875 CRL.RP No. 1402 of 2023 KRISHNARAJANAGAR AND ALLOW THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE ORAL ORDER This petition is filed against the concurrent finding in a proceeding under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 2. The accused is sentenced to pay fine of Rs.4,21,500/-. Sentence is confirmed by the First Appellate Court. Hence, accused is before this Court. 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner would submit that the dispute is arising on account of the loan transaction with the respondent/bank. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent does not dispute this fact. 5. It is also submitted by both the counsel that entire loan amount is repaid by the accused. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:29875 CRL.RP No. 1402 of 2023 6. Accordingly, the impugned orders are set-aside. 7. Since the entire amount is paid to the respondent, amount in deposit with interest if any, shall be released in favour of the petitioner. Sd/- (ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE BRN/List No.: 2 Sl No.: 36