- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010678272025 NC: 2026:KHC:46505 CRL.RP No. 1552 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 28TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1552 OF 2025 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MR. DURGADAS KOTTARY S/O RAMANNA KOTTARY, AGED ABOUT 41 YEARS, R/AT KALPANE, BENJANAPADAVU, BANTWAL, D.K.- 574219. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. DINESHKUMAR RAO K., ADVOCATE) AND: KESHAVA S KOTTARY S/O SANJEEVA KOTTARY, AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS. R/AT NO.1-202, MALALI CROSS, GANJIMATTA POST, MANGALORE - 575 027. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. JEEVAN K., ADVOCATE) THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 CR.PC (FILED U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 18.03.2025 PASSED BY THE COURT OF IV ADDL.DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, MANGALURU IN CRL.A.NO.254/2023 CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 14.09.2023 IN C.C.NO.7/2021 PASSED BY THE COURT OF J.M.F.C IX COURT MANGALURU D.K CONVICTING THE PETITIONER FOR OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF N.I ACT AND ACQUIT THE PETITIONER OF CHARGE LEVELED AGAINST HIM. Digitally signed by NAGARATHNA M Location: High Court of Karnataka - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010678272025 NC: 2026:KHC:46505 CRL.RP No. 1552 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VENKATESH NAIK T ORAL ORDER This Criminal Revision Petition is filed by the petitioner - accused challenging the order dated 14.09.2023 passed in C.C.No.7/2021 by the learned JMFC IX Court, Mangaluru, D.K and confirmed by the learned IV Additional District and Sessions Judge, D.K., Mangaluru, in Crl.A.No.254/2023 dated 18.03.2025. Learned counsel for the petitioner has filed a memo for withdrawal of the revision petition, which reads as under: "That the matter has been settled between the parties as such petitioner may be permitted to withdraw the above revision petition, as dismissed as withdrawn." Memo is taken on record. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010678272025 NC: 2026:KHC:46505 CRL.RP No. 1552 of 2025 Accordingly, the revision petition is dismissed as withdrawn. Sd/- (VENKATESH NAIK T) JUDGE AM List No.: 1 Sl No.: 7