- 1 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010246102026 NC: 2026:KHC:51831 CRL.RP No. 580 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 21ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 580 OF 2026 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SIDDAIAH AGED ABOUT 71 YEARS S/O LATE MALLESHAPPA RAMANAHALLI HONNAVALLI HOBLI TIPTUR TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT - 572 226. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. VINAYA KEERTHY M.,ADVOCATE) AND: MALLIKARJUNAIAH AGED ABOUT 60 YEARS S/O GANGAPPA RAMANAHALLI HONNAVALLI HOBLI TIPTUR TALUK TUMAKURU DISTRICT -572 226. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. PRASHANTH M.,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 IMPUGNED ORDER DATED 30.01.2026 PASSED BY THE LEARNED V ADDL. DISTRICT AND SPECIAL JUDGE, TUMAKURU Digitally signed by DEVIKA M Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA - 2 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010246102026 NC: 2026:KHC:51831 CRL.RP No. 580 of 2026 (SITTING AT TIPTUR) IN CRL. APL. 10011/2025 CONFIRMING THE JUDGEMENT AND SENTENCE DATED 02.04.2025 PASSED BY THE LEARNED SR. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, TIPTUR IN CC NO. 2612/2021, AND ALLOW THIS REVISION PETITION BY ACQUITTING THE PETITIONER. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE H.P.SANDESH ORAL ORDER Parties are personally present before the Court through their respective counsel. 2. The petitioner has made the balance payment of Rs.30,000/- (Rupees Thirty Thousand only) as agreed before. 3. Both parties have filed the Joint Memo dated 21.09.2026, wherein a reference is made with regard to the earlier additional six cheques issued by the petitioner and the same has been misplaced by the respondent. Hence, the respondent undertakes to return the same once he found the said six cheques. He further undertakes that he will not misuse the same to initiate any proceedings against the petitioner with respect to those cheques in terms of the Joint Memo. - 3 - HC-KAR CNR: KAHC010246102026 NC: 2026:KHC:51831 CRL.RP No. 580 of 2026 4. The joint memo is taken on record. 5. In that view of the matter, Revision Petition is disposed of compounding the offence punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 in view of settlement arrived at between the parties as per Joint Memo. Sd/- (H.P.SANDESH) JUDGE RU List No.: 1 Sl No.: 16