- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20565 CRL.RP No. 1138 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 15TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1138 OF 2022 BETWEEN: RAMESH R. PETKAR S/O RAMACHANDRAPPA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O MASUR VILLAGE, HIREKERUR TALUK HAVERI DISTRICT - 581 210. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. UMESH MOOLIMANI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. S.V. PRAKASH, ADVOCATE) AND: RAJENDRA S/O GOVINDASWAMY AGED ABOUT 59 YEARS, AMBEDKAR BADAVANA SORABA TOWN - 577 429, SORABA TALUK, SHIMOGGA DISTRICT. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. CHIDAMBHARA G.S, ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE IMPUGNED JUDGMENT DATED 21.07.2022 PASSED BY THE COURT OF LEARNED V ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, SHIVAMOGGA, SITTING AT SAGAR IN CRL.A.NO.10006/2021 CONFIRMING Digitally signed by R MANJUNATHA Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20565 CRL.RP No. 1138 of 2022 THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 20.03.2021 PASSED BY THE COURT OF LEARNED ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., SORABA IN C.C.NO.268/2017 CONVICTING AND SENTENCING THE PETITIONER TO PAY FINE OF RS.2,60,000/- IF FINE AMOUNT REALIZED IT AWARD THE ENTIRE FINE AMOUNT AS COMPENSATION TO THE COMPLAINANT, IN DEFAULT TO PAY FINE AMOUNT THE ACCUSED SHALL UNDERGO SIMPLE IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS, FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT AND DISMISS THE COMPLAINT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Non bailable warrant issued to the revision petitioner returned unexecuted with a report that petitioner has vacated the premises since two years. Sri.Umesh Moolimani, learned counsel appearing on behalf of Sri.S.V.Prakash, learned counsel for the revision petitioner would submit that petitioner is not in contact with him and therefore, warrant came to be issued. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:20565 CRL.RP No. 1138 of 2022 Taking note of the attendant facts and circumstances of the case, revision petition stands dismissed for non prosecution as revision petitioner has suffered an order of conviction for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act and confirmed by the First Appellate Court. SD/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV List No.: 2 Sl No.: 4