IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 23^RD DAY OF MARCH, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 27 OF 2023 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

SRI. ABDUL KHADAR S/O. SANAULLA, AGED ABOUT 52 YEARS, R/O. BATTEMALLAPPA, HARIDRAVATHI POST, HOSANAGARA TALUK, SHIVAMOGGA- 577 201, NOW R/O. NEAR A1 AMEEN COLLEGE, BENGALURU- 560 027.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. K. V. SATEESHCHANDRA., ADVOCATE)

AND:

Digitally signed by SHARADAVANI B SRI. H. R. SOMASHEKAR Location: High Court of S/O. RUDRAPPA GOWDA, Karnataka AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS, R/O. SAGARA TOWN, SHIVAMOGGA- 577 401.

…RESPONDENT (BY SRI. BIMBADHARA H. M., ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET ASIDE THE SENTENCE AND CONVICTION ORDER PASSED IN CRL.A.NO.10013/2020 DATED 13.10.2022 PASSED BY THE V ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE, SHIVAMOGGA, SITTING AT SAGAR AND CONVICTION AND SENTENCE DATED 12.02.2020 PASSED BY THE COURT OF PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND J.M.F.C., SAGAR IN C.C.NO.175/2016 FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S 138 OF NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS ACT BY ALLOWING THIS CRL.RP.

THIS PETITION, COMING