- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1 CRL.RP No. 100078 of 2020 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100078 OF 2020 (397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS)-) BETWEEN: SHRI. AMRUT GANPATRAO JADHAV AGE-72 YEARS, OCC. PENSIONER, PRESENTLY R/AT. MANE BUILDING, GUBATNAL, MARUTI MANDIR, HINDWADI, BELAGAVI-590001. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. S.B. HEBBALLI, ADVOCATE) AND: SHRI. MOHAN SHRIPAT PATIL AGE- 54 YEARS, OCC- TEACHER, R/O- PLOT NO.1113, SCHEME NO.47, SAHYADRINAGAR, BAUXITE ROAD, BELAGAVI-590001. …RESPONDENT (NOTICE SERVED TO RESPONDENT) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED U/S 397 AND 401 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS AND ORDER DATED 03/02/2020 IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.236/2019 PASSED BY THE COURT OF THE XI ADDL. SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI, AND THE JUDGMENT PASSED IN C.C.NO.329/2018 DATED 04/07/2019 BY COURT OF THE VII-JMFC, BELAGAVI BE SET ASIDE AND THE PETITIONER BE ACQUITTED OF THE OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT ACT. Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench. - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1 CRL.RP No. 100078 of 2020 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Sri.S.B.Hebballi, learned counsel for the revision petitioner is present. None appears for the respondent. It is reported that complainant/respondent is no more. Learned counsel for the revision petitioner would submit that the petitioner is not cooperating to take necessary steps to substitute the legal representatives of the defacto complainant. Placing his submission on record, petition stands dismissed for non prosecution. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE Kav Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 1