- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2763 CRL.RP No. 100428 of 2025 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100428 OF 2025 (397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: ISMAIL MUSA PANDIT S/O MOOSA PANDITH AGE 45 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS R/O. TONKA, KASARAKOD, HONNAVARA, UTTARKANNADA DIST. 581334. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR G.K., ADVOCATE FOR SRI B. ANWAR BASHA, ADVOCATE) AND: SHARAVATHI PATTINA SAHAKARI SANGHA LTD., HONNAVARA S/O DAYANAND MESTA REP. BY ITS BRANCH HEAD TQ. HONNAVARA, DIST. KARWAR 581334 …RESPONDENT THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED U/SEC.438 R/W 442 OF BNSS, SEEKING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS ON THE FILE OF IIND ADDL. DIST AND SESSIONS JUDGE UTTARAKANANDA, KARWAR IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 255/2024 AND ON THE FILE OF ADDL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC HONNAVARA IN C.C. NO.414/2023 PERUSE THE SAME AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE PASSED BY THE IIND ADDL DIST AND SESSIONS JUDGE KARWAR IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 255/2024 DATED 28.07.2025 AND THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE PASSED BY THE ADDL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC HONNVARA IN C.C. NO.414/2023 DATED 15.07.2024 FOR THE OFFENCES 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT ACT AND SET THE PETITIONER AT LIBERTY, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE. CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Date: 2026.02.21 10:27:36 +0530 - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:2763 CRL.RP No. 100428 of 2025 THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING: ORAL ORDER/JUDGMENT (PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA) A memo is filed on behalf of the revision petitioner along with receipt for having paid the entire fine amount and photocopy of the letter received from the respondent/bank, by Sri Praveen Kumar, advocate appearing on behalf of Sri Anwar Basha, learned counsel for the revision petitioner. 2. None appears for the respondent. 3. Placing the memo on record, revision petition stands disposed of. 4. Learned Trial Magistrate shall, forthwith issue release Order. 5. Let a copy of this Order be communicated to the learned Trial Magistrate through Additional Registrar (Judicial), forthwith by e-mail. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE kcm Ct-cmu LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 19