IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 22^ND DAY OF APRIL, 2026 BEFORE THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V SRISHANANDA CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1379 OF 2018 (397(Cr.PC) / 438(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

MR U HARISHCHANDRA THAMANKAR AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS, S/O LATE ULPE MAHADEVA THAMANKAR, R/AT ULPE BANADATHOTA HOUSE, PILLYA VILLAGE & POST, BELTHANGADY TALUK, D.K.DISTRICT-574214.

…PETITIONER (BY SRI. K RAVISHANKAR, ADVOCATE)

AND:

MR VENKAPPA KOTIAN S/O LATE KOOKRA POOJARY, AGED ABOUT 43 YEARS, YERMALA HOUSE, Digitally signed INDABETTU VILLAGE, by R BANGADY POST, MANJUNATHA BELTHANGADY TALUK, Location: HIGH COURT OF D K DISTRICT-574214.

KARNATAKA …RESPONDENT (RESPONDENT SERVED)

THIS CRL.RP IS FILED U/S.397 R/W 401 CR.P.C.

PRAYING TO SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT AND ORDER OF CONVICTION DATED 04.11.2017 PASSED IN C.C.No.191/2014 PENDING ON THE FILE OF PRINCIPAL SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, BELTHANGADY AND ITS CONFIRMATION IN CRL.A.No.161/2017 DATED 10.09.2018 PENDING ON THE FILE OF THE I ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDE, D.K. MANGALORE AND CONSEQUENTLY ACQUIT THE PETITIONER 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 UNDE