IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 10^TH DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO.1375 OF 2023 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)

BETWEEN:

NAZEER AHMED AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, S/O SHEIKH HAMZA R/AT SHEIKH MANZIL, HALEYANGADI POST, MANGALORE TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT PIN-574 146. …PETITIONER (BY SRI. HALEEMA AMEEN, ADVOCATE)

AND:

PRASANNA AGED ABOUT 53 YEARS, S/O BAMADEVA, R/O BHARAT NAGAR, SHIRVA VILLAGE, Digitally UDUPI TALUK AND DISTRICT, signed by R MANJUN ATHA PIN 574116.

Location: …RESPONDENT HIGH COURT (BY SRI SHIVAPRASAD NAYAK, ADVOCATE)

OF THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER KARNATAKA SECTION 397 R/W 401 CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND THE ORDER OF APPELLATE COURT PRINCIPAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, UDUPI CONFIRMING THE SAME BY ITS ORDER DATED 12.09.2019 IN CRL.A.NO.64/2019 AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 01.12.2018 IN C.C.NO.877/2017 PASSED BY THE III ADDITIONAL CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., UDUPI AND ACQUIT THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT ACT AND SET HIM FREE.

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORA