IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 960 OF 2016 (-)

BETWEEN:

1. DAMODHAR S/O RAMA SHERIGAR, AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS, R/AT RAMA NIVAS, BALLAL NAGAR, MARPALLI, KORANGAPADI, UDUPI DISTRICT-574201 …PETITIONER (BY SRI. P N HEGDE.,ADVOCATE)

AND:

1. SURESH NAIK Digitally signed S/O.CHANDRAYYA NAIK, by SHARADAVANI AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, B Location: High P/AT TEA POINT, NEAR SRD, Court of Karnataka PRES CORNER, MANIPAL, UDUPI DISTRICT-574201 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI.HARISH GANAPATHY., ADVOCATE)

CRL.RP FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HON'BLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 28.05.2016 PASSED BY PRL. S.J., UDUPI DISTRICT, UDUPI IN CRL.A.NO.76/2015 AND THE ORDER DATED 04.11.2015 PASSED BY THE III ADDL. CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC UDUPI IN C.C.NO.2037/2012 AND CONSEQUENTLY ACQUIT THE PETITIONER/ACCUSED FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF N.I ACT.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE S VISHWAJITH SHETTY

ORAL ORDER

Accused is before this Court in this revis