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. 1253 OF 2021 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS)

BETWEEN:

KHALID AHAMMED S/O N.K. GULAM AHAMED AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS R/O 3949, AZAD ROAD, HASSAN - 573 201.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. PRATHEEP K.C, ADVOCATE)

AND:

MALLESH GOWDA S/O MANJEGOWDA AGED ABOUT 48 YEARS R/AT PIRUMANAHALLI VILALGE, HANUMANTHAPURA POST, HASSAN TALUK, HASSAN - 573 201.

Digitally …RESPONDENT signed by R MANJUNATHA (BY SRI. HARSHA D, ADVOCATE)

Location:

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 OF CR.P.C HIGH COURT PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 22.09.2021 OF KARNATAKA PASSED BY THE III ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGE AT HASSAN IN CRL.A.NO.264/2019 AND JUDGMENT IN C.C.NO.6338/2016 DATED 11.09.2019 ON THE FILE OF THE PRINCIPAL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC AT HASSAN AND ACQUIT THE PETITIONER FOR THE OFFENCE P/U/S.138 OF NI ACT. THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ADMISSION, THIS DAY, ORDER WAS MADE THEREIN AS UNDER:

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA

ORAL ORDER

Heard Sri.Pratheep K. C., learned counsel for the revision petitioner and Sri.Harsha D., learned counsel for the respondent.

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