- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27233 CRL.RP No. 841 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF JULY, 2025 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 841 OF 2022 BETWEEN: 1. SRI. M.G SIDDAPPA S/O. BASAVARAJAPPA, AGED ABOUT 58 YEARS, RETIRED HEAD MASTER GOVT. HIGHER PRIMARY SCHOOL, R/O. ALUR DAVANAGRE - 577 512. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RUPESH KUMAR, ADVOCATE) AND: 1. SRI B S REVANASIDDAPPA S/O. SIDDALINGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 68 YEARS, R/O. 2ND MAIN, 8TH CROSS, VINOBANAGAR, DAVANAGERE - 577 004. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SREE HARSHA A.K., ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 READ WITH 401 CR.P.C. PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 18.09.2019 PASSED BY THE III ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., DAVANAGERE IN C.C.NO.574/2016 CONFIRMED BY THE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS Digitally signed by LAKSHMINARAYANA MURTHY RAJASHRI Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27233 CRL.RP No. 841 of 2022 JUDGE AND SPECIAL JUDGE, DAVANAGERE IN CRL.A.NO.92/2019 BY ORDER DATED 06.05.2022 AND ETC. THIS REVISION PETITION COMING ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR ORAL ORDER This revision petition is directed against the judgment dated 06.05.2022 passed in Criminal Appeal No.92/2019 by II Additional District and Sessions Judge and Special Judge, Davanagere, whereunder the judgment of conviction dated 18.09.2019 passed in C.C.No.574/2016 by III Additional Senior Civil Judge and JMFC, Davanagere, convicting the petitioner for offence under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act and sentencing him to pay fine of Rs.95,000/- and in default, to undergo simple imprisonment for a period of three months has been affirmed. 2. Learned counsel for petitioner and learned counsel for respondent are present. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27233 CRL.RP No. 841 of 2022 3. Learned counsel for the petitioner submits that, the petitioner-accused has deposited Rs.47,500/- towards fine amount out of total fine amount of Rs.95,000/-. He further submits that, the petitioner-accused will deposit balance fine amount of Rs.47,500/- within three months. To that effect, the affidavit of petitioner is filed. 4. In paragraph No.3 of the affidavit, the petitioner-accused has stated that, he will pay the balance fine amount of Rs.47,500/- to respondent within three months from this day. 5. In paragraph No.4 of the affidavit, the petitioner-accused has stated that, if he fails to pay the balance fine amount of Rs.47,500/- within three months, he is ready and willing to abide the judgment passed by the trial Court. 6. Learned counsel for the respondent submits that, he has no objection to record the said affidavit - 4 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27233 CRL.RP No. 841 of 2022 wherein, the petitioner-accused is undertaking to deposit balance fine amount and dispose of the matter. 7. In view of the petitioner-accused undertaking to pay balance fine amount of Rs.47,500/- with three months, this Criminal Revision Petition is disposed of recording the same. 8. The petitioner-accused shall deposit balance fine amount of Rs.47,500/- before the trial Court within three months from this day. If the petitioner-accused fails to deposit the said balance fine amount before the trial Court, the respondent-complainant is at liberty to enforce the judgment passed by the trial Court. 9. The respondent-complainant is permitted to withdraw Rs.47,500/- deposited by the petitioner-accused before the trial Court. The respondent shall furnish his bank account details, so as to enable the trial Court to transfer the amount deposited by the petitioner-accused directly to bank account of the respondent. - 5 - HC-KAR NC: 2025:KHC:27233 CRL.RP No. 841 of 2022 10. Registry is directed to send back the trial Court records forthwith along with a copy of this order to the trial Court. Sd/- (SHIVASHANKAR AMARANNAVAR) JUDGE KLV List No.: 1 Sl No.: 27