- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:161 CRL.RP No. 100225 of 2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 8TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100225 OF 2022 (397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: MANJUNATH S/O. NAGAPPA KARJAGI AGE.33 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. DIVIGEHALLI VILLAGE, TQ.HIREKERUR, DIST.HAVERI-581109. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PATIL NANDEESH HANAMANTAGOUDA, ADVOCATE) AND: MUTTU @ MRUTYUNJAYA S/O BASAVARAJ DASAMANI AGE.29 YEARS, OCC.BUSINESS, R/O.HAUNSABHAVI, TQ.HIREKERUR DIST.HAVERI-581109. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. VEERESH S. GUDAD, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS AND SET-ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE PASSED BY II ND ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE HAVERI SITTING AT RANEBENNUR IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.39/2021 DATED 25.03.2022, AND THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION PASSED BY CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC HIREKERUR IN CC NO.143/2014 DATED 13.08.2021 FOR THE OFFENCE U/SEC. 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, AND ACQUIT THE PETITIONER FOR THE ALLEGED OFFENCE AS IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:161 CRL.RP No. 100225 of 2022 ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. None appears for the petitioner. 2. The respondent-complainant said to have died. The revision petition is filed by the accused challenging the conviction of the revision petitioner for the offence under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act. 3. Since no steps are taken by the revision petitioner to implead the legal representatives of the complainant, who died on 01.06.2024, the petition is dismissed as abated. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE RHR/-CT-CMU LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 1