- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010586922024 NC: 2026:KHC:39497 CRL.RP No. 1247 of 2024 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 29TH DAY OF JULY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.1247 OF 2024 BETWEEN: MR MOHAMMED NASIR S/O LATE ABDULLA, AGED ABOUT 43 YERAS, R/O DOOR NO.3325/57, 3RD CROSS MAN.DI MOHALLA, MYSURU-570 015. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHRIDHARA K, ADVOCATE) AND: SMT D SARITHA D/O LATE DODDAPANNA, W/O SATHISH, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, T/O DOOR NO. 132, 1ST CROSS, HOSA BEEDHI, KUMBARA KOPPAL MYSURU-570 016. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SATHEESH S,ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.438 R/W SEC.442 BNNS PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION PASSED IN C.C.NO.2009/2019 DATED 27.10.2023 ON THE FILE OF THE VI ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, MYSURU FOR THE OFFENCE P/US/ 138 OF NI ACT Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010586922024 NC: 2026:KHC:39497 CRL.RP No. 1247 of 2024 AND ALSO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 07.08.2024 PASSED IN CRL.A.NO.409/2023 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT MYSURU. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH ORAL ORDER This Court vide order dated 09.10.2024 suspended the sentence subject to depositing of 50% of the amount inclusive of the amount already deposited and this order is not complied by the revision petitioner. 2. Now the counsel appearing for revision petitioner would contend that the cheque issued by the revision petitioner is of State Bank of Mysuru and the same is invalid and the said bank was merged with State Bank of India. 3. But it is the specific case of the complainant that transaction was taken place between the complainant and accused in the year 2018 and the very revision petitioner has issued the cheque on 18.02.2019 i.e., - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010586922024 NC: 2026:KHC:39497 CRL.RP No. 1247 of 2024 subsequent to the merger of bank with State Bank of India and now he cannot contend that the same is not valid. The revision petitioner himself given the cheque to the complainant on 18.02.2019 and counsel would submit that as per the Notification dated 02.05.2018 issued by Reserve Bank of India, the subject matter of the cheque is not valid. But when the revision petitioner issued the cheque on 18.02.2019 i.e., knowing fully well that he was aware of the merger of the State Bank of Mysuru with State Bank of India, he cannot take the technical stand before this Court. which was not raised before the trial Court, taken this ground in this revision for the first time, hence, in view of non-compliance of the conditional order, the revision petition is dismissed. Sd/- (H.P.SANDESH) JUDGE SSD List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16