- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19967 CRL.RP No. 1032 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.1032 OF 2025 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS) BETWEEN: MR G GOVINDARAJU SON OF GANGAVENKATAIAH AGED ABOUT 50 YEARS A.H.C. No.14, 2ND COMPANY C.A.R HEAD QUARTER MYSURU ROAD, BENGALURU-560026. AND ALSO AT HOUSE NO.27, 2ND MAIN, 6TH CROSS, 3RD BLOCK, PANCHACHARYA NAGARA, ANDRALLI MAIN ROAD, BENGALURU-560091 …PETITIONER (BY SRI SHANKAR H S, ADVOCATE) AND: MR CHOWDAPPA N SON OF NAGAPPA, AGED ABOUT 70 YEARS RESIDING AT CHOWDESHWARI NILAYA 3RD CROSS, VIJAYANAGARA, CHIKKAMAGALURU-577101 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. HARSHA G, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W 401 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER IN CRL.A.No.23/2024 DATED 12.03.2025 ON THE FILE OF THE Digitally signed by MALATESH K C Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC:19967 CRL.RP No. 1032 of 2025 COURT OF II ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT CHIKKAMAGALURU AND THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF SENTENCE IN C.C.No.312/2020 DATED 23.01.2024 ON THE FILE OF THE COURT OF THE III ADDL.CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C AT CHIKKAMAGALURU AND FURTHER BE PLEASED TO ACQUIT THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT ACT BY ALLOWING THIS REVISION PETITION. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA ORAL ORDER Sri H.S. Shankar, learned counsel for the revision petitioner has filed memo reporting the death of petitioner. Placing the same on record, petition stands dismissed as abated. 2. Amount in deposit is ordered to be withdrawn by the complainant under due identification. Sd/- (V SRISHANANDA) JUDGE MR List No.: 2 Sl No.: 76