- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:166 CRL.RP No. 100357 of 2024 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. 100357 OF 2024 (397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SHRI. SANTOSH S/O MARUTI HULAKUND AGE. 50 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS, R/O. LAXMINAGAR, KANCHANOOR VILLAGE, DIST. BAGALKOT, PINCODE.587101. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHANTESH S. HIREMATH, ADVOCATE) AND: SAMRUDHI FINANCE JAMKHANDI R/BY IT IS MANAGER SRI. CHANDRASHEKAR DUNDAPPA ITTI AGE. 45 YEARS, OCC. MANAGER/PARTNER R/O. NEAR P.B.HIGH SCHOOL TQ. JAMKHANDI, DIST. BAGALKOT-587103. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SADANAND M.K., ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED U/SEC. 438 R/W 442 OF BNSS, 2023 PRAYING TO CALL FOR RECORDS AND ALLOW THE REVISION PETITION AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT PASSED IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 5006/2024, DATED ON 29.08.2024, FOR THE OFFENCE U/SEC. 138 OF NI ACT, PASSED BY THE I ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSION JUDGE, BAGALKOTE, AT JAMKHANDI, IN CONFIRM THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER PASSED IN C.C.NO. 454/2018, DATED 17.01.2024, PASSED BY THE ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, JAMKHANDI, AND ALLOW THE REVISION PETITION 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:166 CRL.RP No. 100357 of 2024 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER: ORAL ORDER (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) Parties are present with their respective Advocates. Compromise petition is filed by the parties. Contents of the compromise petition reads as under: “The Petitioners and the Respondent respectfully submits as under, 1. It is submitted that, the Respondent has filed the private complaint against the petitioner, for the offence U/s, 138 NI Act, in CC No.454/2018 on the file of Addl Civil Judge & Jmfc Jamkhandi, further the trail court has convicted the petitioner. 2. Further it is submitted that the petitioner aggrieved by the said judgement has prefeed the appeal before the appeal court in Cri Appeal No. 5006/24 further the appeal court has dismissed the appeal filed by the petitioner, Hence aggrieved by the said order has preferred the Rev petition before this court 3. In the above said matter, Both the parties have settled the matter amicably, with the intervention of elders of both the parties, who came forward to settle the matter amicably. Therefore, both the parties are before this - 3 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:166 CRL.RP No. 100357 of 2024 Hon'ble Court to request for the recording of the settlement of the matter and seek the intervention of this Court, to meet the ends of justice. Wherefore, the Petitioner and the Respondent jointly pray that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased to record the compromise as settled between the parties and set aside the judgment passed by the both courts to meet the ends of justice.” 2. On enquiry, parties submit that the settlement is voluntary and there is no force, undue influence or coercion in reaching out the terms of settlement. 3. Accordingly, following: ORDER Revision petition stands disposed of in terms of the compromise petition Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 2 SL NO.: 11