- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26450 CRL.RP No. 434 of 2021 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. 434 OF 2021 BETWEEN: C.L.MALLEGOWDA S/O LATE LINGAIAH AGED 63 YEARS R/AT No.B-18/3 DRDO TOWNSHIP C V RAMN NAGAR OST BANGALORE EAST RANGE BENGALURU. …PETITIONER (BY SRI KEERTHANA SWAMY, FOR SRI KARUMBAIAH T.A, ADVOCATES) AND: S.NAGARAJU SO SHIVALINGAIAH AGED 59 YEARS R/AT No.8/9 80 FEET RING ROAD JNANABHARATHI POST NAGADEVANAHALLI BENGALURU – 560 056. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI VIJAYA KUMAR K, ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.R.P. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 READ WITH SECTION 401 Cr.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 06.11.2020 IN CRL.A.No.800/2018 PASSED BY THE LXVIII ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26450 CRL.RP No. 434 of 2021 SESSIONS JUDGE, BANGALORE (CCH-69) AND ALSO THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 04.04.2018 PASSED BY THE XXIII ACMM, BANGALORE IN C.C.No.6892/2013 AND ACQUIT THE PETITIONER AND ETC. THIS PETITION COMING ON FOR REPORTING SETTLEMENT THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER 1. Petitioner and his learned counsel are present. 2. Respondent and his learned counsel are present. 3. A joint memo is filed and it is signed by petitioner, respondent and their respective learned counsel. As per the joint memo the matter is settled for Rs.3,00,000/- including Rs.1,59,000/- deposited by the petitioner before the trial Court. Today, petitioner has paid a sum of Rs.50,000/- to the respondent by cash. Respondent reports receipt of cash of Rs.50,000/-. Petitioner has no objection for the respondent withdrawing Rs.1,59,000/- deposited before the trial Court. Petitioner has undertaken to pay the balance amount of Rs.91,000/- - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:26450 CRL.RP No. 434 of 2021 within 1 month from this day. If petitioner fails to pay the balance amount of Rs.91,000/- within 1 month from this day, the judgment passed by the trial Court would revive. 4. In view of the above settlement, offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act is compounded. In view of compounding of offence revision petition is disposed of as offence compounded. Respondent is permitted to withdraw Rs.1,59,000/- deposited by the petitioner before the trial Court. If the petitioner fails to pay the balance amount of Rs.91,000/- within 1 month from this day, the judgment passed by the trial Court will revive. 5. Respondent is directed to furnish his bank account details to the trial Court in order to enable the trial Court to transfer the amount in deposit to his Bank account directly. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE LRS List No.: 1 Sl No.: 45