HIGH COURT LEGAL SERVICES COMMITTEE, BENGALURU BEFORE THE LOK ADALAT IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 4^TH DAY OF APRIL 2025 CONCILIATORS PRESENT:

THE HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE J.M. KHAZI &

SRI. JAVEED S., MEMBER CRL. R.P.No. 325/2025 (Lok Adalat No. 782/2025)

BETWEEN Sri. T. Lokesh S/o Late Tirumalappa, Aged about 47 years, Residing at No.38, Narayanamma Lane, 6^th Cross, HAL 2^nd Stage, Kodihalli, Bengaluru-560 008. … Petitioner.

(By Mr. Prabhu Rao C.B., Advocate)

AND:

Rathnappa S/o Late Ramachandrappa, Aged about 45 years, Residing at No.27, Mazzinine Floor, Amar Towers, 1^st Cross, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru – 560 009. …Respondent (By Mr. Nagaraja H., Advocate)

THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 442 OF BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SAMHITA, 2023, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 04.08.2022 ALONG WITH JUDGMENT DATED 09.01.2025 MADE IN CRL. A. 1016/2022 BY THE COURT OF LVI ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT BENGALURU, RESULTANTLY ACQUITE THE ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE UNDER SECTION 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT.

THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION COMING ON FOR CONCILIATION BEFORE LOK ADALAT, THE FOLLOWING CONCILIATION ORDER IS PASSED:

CONCILIATION ORDER

The learned Counsel appearing for the petitioner and the respondent and the respective parties are present.

2. Perused the order dated 26.03.2025 of the Secretary, High Court Legal Services Committee. Accordingly, the matter is settled by the parties and filed an Application under Section 147 of Negotiable Instruments Act R/w 359 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 accompanying the Joint Affidavit and submitted that both parties have settled the matter amicably. The terms of the settlement by way of filing an application under Section 147 of Negotiable Instruments Act R/w Section 359 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

3. In the light of the settlement arrived at between the parties, this petition is disposed of in terms of the Joint Affidavit. The impugned Judgment dated 04.08.2022 passed in C.C. No.26734/2017 on the file of XIII Addl. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate, Bangalore and the Judgment dated 09.01.2025 passed in Crl.A. No.1016/2022 on the file of LVI Addl. City Civil and Sessions Judge (CCH-57), Bengaluru are set aside and the petitioner/accused is acquitted from the charges punishable under Section 138 of Negotiable Instruments Act.

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