- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:118 CRL.RP No. 100248 of 2018 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100248 OF 2018 (397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI. SHIVAYOGI S/O GURUPUTRAPPA NARAGUND AGE: 56 YEARS, OCC: NIL, R/O: NEHARU NAGAR, ALNAVAR, DIST: DHARWAD. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.G. INDI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.L. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: M/S. SHRIRAM TRANSPORT FINANCE CO. LTD., REG. OFFICE: 123, ANGAPPA NAICKEN STREET, CHENNAI, BRANCH OFFICE: 2ND FLOOR, EUREKA JUNCTION, T.B. ROAD, HUBBALLI, REPRESENTED BY ITS AUTHORISED PERSON PRAVEEN SACHIDANAND SHETTY, AGE: MAJOR, OCC SERVICE, R/O: 2ND FLOOR, EUREKA JUNCTION, T.B. ROAD, HUBBALLI. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHREEVATSA HEGDE, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C. PRAYING TO ALLOW THIS REVISION PETITION & SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT & ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 13.11.2018 PASSED IN CRL.A.NO.129/2017 BY THE I-ADDL. DIST. & SESSIONS JUDGE, DHARWAD, SITTING AT HUBBALLI THEREBY DISMISSING THE APPEAL FILED BY THE PETITIONER AND CONFIRMING THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 04.11.2017 PASSED IN C.C.NO.1529/2015 BY THE I-ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE & JMFC COURT, HUBBALLI AND THEREBY ACQUIT THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCES P/U/S 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY. Digitally signed by SAMREEN AYUB DESHNUR Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:118 CRL.RP No. 100248 of 2018 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR FINAL HEARING, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) 1. Petitioner and learned counsel for the petitioner are present. 2. Learned counsel for the respondent appears through video conferencing. 3. A joint memo reporting settlement has been filed. 4. Learned counsel for the respondent has no objection to disposal of the revision petition by placing the joint memo on record. Accordingly, the following: ORDER i. The revision petition stands disposed of in terms of the joint memo. ii. The sentence of imprisonment stands set aside. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE AC Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 1