AND 14 OTHERS HC-KAR IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD DATED THIS THE 14^TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100252 OF 2025 (397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS))

C/W CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100142 OF 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100146 OF 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100148 OF 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100149 OF 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100150 OF 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100151 OF 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100152 OF 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100153 OF 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100253 OF 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100254 OF 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100255 OF 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100256 OF 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100257 OF 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100258 OF 2025 CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100259 OF 2025 IN CRL.RP NO. 100252/2025 Digitally signed by BETWEEN:

CHANDRASHEKAR LAXMAN K L C o A o c u T a r T t t I i o M o n f A : K N H a I r ig n h ataka, SRI. SHARANAPPA S/O GURAPPA PUJAR Dharwad Bench AGE. 48 YEARS, OCC. TEACHER, R/O. H.NO.80, PADMAVATI NILAYA, NEAR S B I, APARTMENT, RAJ NAGAR, HUBBALLI 580030.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. G.S. MOT, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SMT. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O GURULINGAPPA UNKAL AGE. 38 YEARS, OCC. PRIVATE WORK, AND 14 OTHERS HC-KAR R/O. YEMMETTI, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD 581204.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. SHIVARAJ C. BELLAKKI, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C. (438 R/W 442 OF BNSS), PRAYING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS OF TRIAL COURT AND 1^ST APPELLATE COURT AND MODIFY THE ORDER DATED 09.01.2025 PASSED BY THE 1^ST ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS COURT, DHARWAD, SITTING AT HUBBALLI IN CRL. A. NO. 5108/2024 BY RESTORING THE ORDER DATED 16/11/2023 PASSED BY THE J.M.F.C. I COURT, AT HUBBALLI IN C.C. NO.97/2021 FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE U/SEC.

138 OF N I ACT, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE.

IN CRL.RP NO. 100142/2025:

BETWEEN:

SMT. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O GURULINGAPPA UNKAL OCC. PRIVATE WORK, AGE. 38 YEARS, R/O YEMMETTI, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD 581204.

...PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVARAJ C. BELLAKKI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI. SHARANAPPA S/O GURAPPA PUJAR AGE. 47 YEARS, OCC. TEACHER, R/O H.NO. 80, PADMAVATI NILAYA, NEAR SBI APARTMENT, RAJ NAGAR, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD 580032.

...RESPONDENT (BY SRI. G.S. MOT, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 R/W 442 OF BNSS, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 09.01.2025 PASSED IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 5113/2024 ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DHARWAD SITTING AT HUBBALLI AND THE ORDER OF CONVICTION AND 14 OTHERS HC-KAR DATED 16.11.2023 PASSED IN C.C.NO. 1985/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE I JMFC, HUBBALLI FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/SEC. 138 OF NI ACT AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE SAID C.C. NO.1985/2021 IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

IN CRL.RP NO. 100146/2025:

BETWEEN:

SMT. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O GURULINGAPPA UNKAL OCC. PRIVATE WORK, AGE 38 YEARS, R/O. YEMMETTI, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD 581204.

...PETITIONER (BY SRI. SHIVARAJ C. BELLAKKI, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI. SHARANAPPA S/O GURAPPA PUJAR AGE. 47 YEARS, OCC. TEACHER, R/O. H.NO. 80, PADMAVATI NILAYA, NEAR SBI APARTMENT, RAJ NAGAR, HUBBALLI, DIST. DHARWAD 580032.

...RESPONDENT (BY SRI. G.S. MOT, ADVOCATE)

THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED UNDER SECTION 438 R/W 442 OF BNSS, PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE ORDER DATED 31.12.2024 PASSED IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 5106/2024 ON THE FILE OF THE LD. I ADDL. DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, DHARWAD SITTING AT HUBBALLI AND THE ORDER DATED 16.11.2023 PASSED IN CC NO. 1984/2021 ON THE FILE OF THE LD. I JMFC. HUBBALLI FOR THE OFFENCE PUNISHABLE UNDER SECTION 138 OF N.I. ACT AND CONSEQUENTLY DISMISS THE SAID C.C. NO. 1984/2021, IN THE INTEREST OF JUSTICE AND EQUITY.

AND 14 OTHERS HC-KAR IN CRL.RP NO. 100148/2025:

BETWEEN:

SMT. VIJAYALAKSHMI W/O GURULINGAPPA UNKAL OCC. PRIVATE WORK, AGE 38 YEARS, R/O. YEMMETTI, TQ. KALAGHATAGI, DIST. DHARWAD