- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:418 CRL.RP No. 100167 of 2025 C/W CRL.RP No. 100166 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100167 OF 2025 (397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS)) C/W CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100166 OF 2025 IN CRL.RP NO. 100167/2025 BETWEEN: LIFE LINE PHARMACEUTICALS, PARTNERSHIP FIRM, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SRI PRAKASH HARI POL, AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. PRATAP SING CHOWK, AKLUJ, 413101 TQ. MALSHIRAS, DIST. SOLAPUR, MAHARASHTRA STATE. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAMACHANDRA A. MALI, ADVOCATE) AND: M/S UNICARE PHARMACEUTICALS PARTNERSHIP FIRM, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SRI. VIKRAM KASHINATH KAVALE, AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O.ASHOK NAGAR, NIPANI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591237. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHIVARAJ S. BALLOLI, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SEC.438 R/W 442 OF BNSS 2023 R/W. SECTION 397 R/W. SECTION 401 OF CR.P.C., PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN C.C. NO. 181/2018 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, NIPPANI AND ALSO THE RECORDS IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 5047/2024 ON THE FILE OF VII ADDL. SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI SITTING AT CHIKODI AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT / ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DTD. 20-04-2024 MADE IN C.C. NO. 181/2018 FOR Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:418 CRL.RP No. 100167 of 2025 C/W CRL.RP No. 100166 of 2025 OFFENCE U/SEC 138 N.I.ACT PASSED BY THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC NIPPANI AND ALSO THE JUDGMENT / ORDER CONFIRMING THE CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DTD. 09-04-2025 MADE IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 5047/2024 PASSED BY THE VII ADDL. SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI SITTING AT CHIKODI AS THE SAME BEING NOT SUSTAINABLE IN LAW. IN CRL.RP NO. 100166/2025 BETWEEN: LIFE LINE PHARMACEUTICALS, PARTNERSHIP FIRM, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SRI PRAKASH HARI POL, AGE. 42 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. PRATAP SING CHOWK, AKLUJ, 413101, TQ. MALSHIRAS, DIST. SOLAPUR, MAHARASHTRA STATE. ...PETITIONER (BY SRI. RAMACHANDRA A. MALI, ADVOCATE) AND: M/S UNICARE PHARMACEUTICALS, PARTNERSHIP FIRM, REP. BY ITS MANAGING PARTNER, SRI. VIKRAM KASHINATH KAVALE, AGE. 44 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O.ASHOK NAGAR, NIPANI, DIST. BELAGAVI-591237. ...RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHIVARAJ S. BALLOLI, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SEC.438 R/W 442 OF BNSS, SEEKING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS IN C.C.NO. 311/208 ON THE FILE OF THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC., NIPPANI AND ALSO THE RECORDS IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.5046/2024 ON THE FILE OF VII ADDL. SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI SITTING AT CHIKODI AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT/ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 20.04.2024 MADE IN C.C.NO.311/2018 OFFENCE U/SEC 138 N.I. ACT PASSED BY THE SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC., NIPPANI AND ALSO THE JUDGMENT/ORDER CONFIRMING THE CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 09.04.2025 MADE IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.5046/2024 PASSED BY THE VII ADDL. SESSIONS JUDGE, BELAGAVI SITTING AT CHIKODI AS THE SAME BEING NOT SUSTAINABLE IN LAW. - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:418 CRL.RP No. 100167 of 2025 C/W CRL.RP No. 100166 of 2025 THESE CRIMINAL REVISION PETITIONS COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Memo of retirement is filed by the petitioner’s counsel along with acknowledgment. 2. The petitioner has not chosen to engage any other advocate. The petitioner is suffering an order of conviction under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. Therefore, the petitions are dismissed for non-prosecution. 3. The amount in deposit is ordered to be withdrawn, subject to due identification. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AC, CT:CMU LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 10