- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:608 CRL.RP No. 100006 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100006 OF 2020 (397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRIDHAR, S/O. RAMACHANDRAPPA CHIKKANNAVAR, AGE : 30 YEARS, OCC : AGRICULTURE, R/O : NEAR ANJANEYA TEMPLE, BEHIND GURANNI CHAL, CHOUDESHWARI EXTENSION, RANEBENNUR, DIST : HAVERI. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. A.M. GUNDAWADE, ADVOCATE) AND: VISHWANATH S/O. NAGAPPPA HOLEBAGIL, AGE : 65 YEARS, OCC : BUSINESS, R/O: ASHOK NAGAR, 3RD CROSS, RANEBENNUR, DIST : HAVERI. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SURESH N. KINI, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W SEC.401 OF CR.P.C. 1973, PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS OF THE CASE FROM THE COURT BELOW INCLUDING THE FIRST APPELLATE COURT PERTAINING TO C.C.NO.514/2016, ON THE FILE OF ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, RANEBENNUR AND FROM II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, HAVERI (SITTING AT RANEBENNUR) PERTAINING TO CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.19/2018, TO ASCERTAIN THE LEGALITY, PROPRIETY AND CORRECTNESS OF JUDGMENT AND ORDER AND TO ALLOW THE PRESENT REVISION PETITION AND SET ASIDE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND ORDER OF SENTENCE DATED 10/01/2018, PASSED BY ADDL. SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC COURT, RANEBENNUR, IN CC NO.514/2016 AND JUDGMENT OF CONFIRMATION OF CONVICTION PASSED BY THE II ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, HAVERI (SITTING AT Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:608 CRL.RP No. 100006 of 2020 RANEBENNUR), IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.19/2018, DATED 10/12/2019 AND TO ACQUIT THE PETITIONER /ACCUSED, FROM THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/SEC.138 NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTAL ACT. THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Parties present. Joint application came to the filed signed by the parties and their respective advocates. 2. Revision petitioner has suffered an order of conviction for the offence punishable under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881. 3. Parties now want to settle the dispute amicably and have filed a joint application. 4. Parties submit that there is no force or undue influence or coercion in reaching out the amicable settlement and contents of the joint application depicts true terms of settlement. 5. Hence, the following order is passed. ORDER i. Application is allowed. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:608 CRL.RP No. 100006 of 2020 ii. Consequently, the conviction order stands modified in terms of the joint application. iii. Amount in deposit is ordered to be withdrawn by the complainant under due identification. iv. In view of the payment of the entire fine amount as agreed, matter stands closed. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE CLK CT:CMU LIST NO.: 4 SL NO.: 5