- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15413 CRL.RP No. 100156 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 11TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.100156 OF 2024 (397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SMT. UMA W/O. KANOJ MOHITE, AGED ABOUT 44 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO. 114/2, KAMANAKATTI ONI, NEAR MONESHWAR TEMPLE, DHARWAD-580001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. ROSHAN SAHEB CHABBI, ADVOCATE) AND: RUDRAPPA S/O. PARAMAPPA KANAVALLI, AGE: 60 YEARS, OCC. RETD. GOVT. EMPLOYEE, R/O. SINDHAGI MATHA, KODI SHIVABASAVANAGAR, TQ. AND DIST. HAVERI-581110. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. HANUMANTHAREDDY SAHUKAR, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W. 401 OF CR.P.C.,1973, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 09.01.2024 PASSED IN CRL.A.118/2023 BY THE ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, FTSC-1, AT HAVERI AND THEREBY CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 27.07.2023 MADE BY THE LEARNED ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, HAVERI IN CC NO.207/2017, FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT AND ETC. YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR Digitally signed by YASHAVANT NARAYANKAR Date: 2025.11.13 10:24:05 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15413 CRL.RP No. 100156 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C M JOSHI) The revision petitioner and the respondent are present along with their counsels and they are duly identified by their counsels. They submit that in the mediation, they have settled the dispute and accordingly, they filed the memorandum of agreement under Section 89 of the C.P.C. They submit that the petitioner/accused agreed to pay the sum of ₹7,00,000/- to the respondent towards full and final settlement of the claim in respect of the cheque involved in the matter. It is submitted that a sum of ₹1,40,000/- has already been paid by way of deposit before the Trial Court. It is further stated that thereafter a further sum of ₹2,10,000/- has been deposited before the First Appellate Court. It is further submitted that the remaining sum of ₹3,50,000/- has been paid by the petitioner to the respondent through demand draft bearing No.910159 dated 05.11.2025 drawn on SBI, Dharwad. The respondent acknowledges the receipt of the said demand draft. Therefore, the parties submit - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC-D:15413 CRL.RP No. 100156 of 2024 that the matter may be compounded and the revision be disposed of itself. Having ascertained the above transaction between the parties and they having acknowledged the same, the agreement reached before the Mediation Center is accepted. Hence, the following: ORDER i) The impugned judgment passed by the Trial Court as well as the First Appellate Court are hereby set aside. ii) The accused/petitioner stands acquitted in terms of Section 147 of the Negotiable Instruments, Act and the case stands compounded. iii) No further proceedings are required. iv) The amount which has been deposited before the Trial Court and the First Appellate Court is permitted to be withdrawn by the respondent/complainant. SD/- (C M JOSHI) JUDGE SSP CT:PA LIST NO.: 3 SL NO.: 1