IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 2^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 260 OF 2026 BETWEEN:

SYED MEHABOOBPASHA S/O SYED UBEDULLA, AGED ABOUT 31 YEARS, R/AT NO.47, 3^RD CROSS, RAVINDRANAGARA, T DASARAHALLI, BANGALORE - 560 057.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. MAHESH S.N., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SMT KOUSHALYA W/O LATE M SUBRAMANI, Digitally signed by AGED ABOUT 69 YEARS, SHARADAVANI B R/AT NO. 2031, KMS NILAYA, Location: High Court of Karnataka S RAMESH ROAD, T DASARAHALLI, BANGALORE - 560 057 …RESPONDENT (BY SRI. BABU T.C., ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C (U/S 438 R/W 442 BNSS) PRAYING THAT THIS HONOURABLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO SET-ASIDE THE ORDER PASSED BY THE HONBLE LVIII ADDL. CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, AT BANGALORE (CCH-59) IN CRL.A.NO.817/2024, DATED 10-11-

2025 AND C.C. NO. 21153/2021, DATED 16-04-2024 FOR THE OFFENCE U/S.138 OF N.I. ACT PASSED BY THE HON'BLE XII ADDL. CHIEF JUDICIAL MAGISTRATE AT BANGALORE.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA

ORAL ORDER

Heard Sri. Mahesh S.N. and Sri. Babu T.C. learned coun