- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15341 CRL.RP No. 440 of 2023 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 12TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 440 OF 2023 BETWEEN: 1. SRI JAYARAM N. S/O. LATE S. NARASIMHAIAH, AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.314, 1ST CROSS, ANTHONY ROAD, MARIYANAPALYA, HEBBAL DASARAHALLI, H.A.FORM POST, BANGALORE-560024. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PUSHPALATHA K., ADVOCATE (ABSENT)) AND: 1. SYED MOHAMMED UMAR S/O. SHAIR SYED AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, RESIDING AT NO.259, 7TH MAIN, 2ND CROSS, KSRTC LAYOUT, J.P.NAGAR, 2ND PHASE BANGALORE-560078. …RESPONDENT (RESPONDENT SERVED) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C. BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15341 CRL.RP No. 440 of 2023 IMPUGNED JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 06-08-2018 PASSED BY THE XXII ACMM AT BANGALORE IN CC NO.8370/17, CONVICTING THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NI ACT, AND SET ASIDE THE ORDER THAT SENTENCING HIM TO PAY A FINE OF RS.2,00,000/- IN DEFAULT OF PAYMENT OF FINE AMOUNT, SHALL UNDERGO SIMPLE IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS AND ETC.,. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER It is noted that the revision petitioner who is the accused said to have died on 16.07.2023. Not noticing that the revision petition is by the accused, by inadvertently an order came to be passed on 24.04.2025 to substitute the legal representative of the deceased accused on record which is impermissible under the criminal jurisprudence. 2. Accordingly, noting the fact that the accused is no more, present petition stands dismissed as abated. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:15341 CRL.RP No. 440 of 2023 Amount in deposit, if any, is ordered to be withdrawn by the complainant under due identification. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE PSJ List No.: 1 Sl No.: 4