- 1 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1944 CRL.RP No. 100166 of 2021 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100166 OF 2021 (397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS)) BETWEEN: SRIKANT S/O MADHAV RAO INAMDAR AGE 61 YEARS, OCC NIL, PRESENTLY R/O H.NO.29, PARVTI NILAYA, B.T. PATIL NAGAR, KOPPAL-583231. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. B.G. INDI, ADVOCATE FOR SRI. K.L. PATIL, ADVOCATE) AND: GOPAL RAO S/O LATE RAM RAO KULKARNI AGE 56 YEARS, OCC. AGRICULTURE, R/O. BIJAKAL, TQ. KUSHTAGI, DIST. KOPPAL-583277. …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHRIHARSH A. NEELOPANT, ADVOCATE) THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED U/S 397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C., SEEKING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS AND EXAMINE THE RECORDS OF PROCEEDINGS OF BOTH THE COURT BELOW AND ALLOW THIS PETITION AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER DATED 12/01/2021 PASSED IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO.01/2015 ON THE FILE OF PRL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, KOPPAL, REGISTERED FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT AND CONSEQUENTLY, SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 05/12/2014 PASSED BY THE CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, KUSHTAGI, IN C.C.NO.116/2009 REGISTERED FOR OFFENCES PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 AND ACQUIT THE PETITIONER. Digitally signed by CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN KATTIMANI Location: High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad Bench. - 2 - HC-KAR NC: 2026:KHC-D:1944 CRL.RP No. 100166 of 2021 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) Sum of Rs.3,00,000/- is tendered by the petitioner to the respondent. Same is acknowledged in the order sheet. Parties are present. Joint memo is filed by the parties, signed by the parties and their respective Advocates. Placing the joint memo on record, revision petition stands disposed of. Amount in deposit is ordered to be withdrawn by the complainant under due identification. Sd/- (V.SRISHANANDA) JUDGE KAV CT-CMU LIST NO.: 1 SL NO.: 73