CRL.RP/100428/2025 of ISMAIL MUSA PANDIT S/O MOOSA PANDITH Vs SHARAVATHI PATTINA SAHAKARI SANGHA LTD on 20 February 2026

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CRL.RP No. 100428 of 2025

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,AT DHARWAD

DATED THIS THE 20TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2026

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA

CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 100428 OF 2025

(397(CR.PC)/438(BNSS))

BETWEEN:

ISMAIL MUSA PANDIT S/O MOOSA PANDITH

AGE 45 YEARS, OCC. BUSINESS

R/O. TONKA, KASARAKOD,

HONNAVARA, UTTARKANNADA DIST. 581334.

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. PRAVEEN KUMAR G.K., ADVOCATE FOR SRI B. ANWAR

BASHA, ADVOCATE)

AND:

SHARAVATHI PATTINA SAHAKARI SANGHA LTD., HONNAVARA

S/O DAYANAND MESTA

REP. BY ITS BRANCH HEAD

TQ. HONNAVARA, DIST. KARWAR 581334

…RESPONDENT

THIS CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION IS FILED U/SEC.438 R/W

442 OF BNSS, SEEKING TO CALL FOR THE RECORDS ON THE FILE OF

IIND ADDL. DIST AND SESSIONS JUDGE UTTARAKANANDA, KARWAR

IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 255/2024 AND ON THE FILE OF ADDL CIVIL

JUDGE AND JMFC HONNAVARA IN C.C. NO.414/2023 PERUSE THE

SAME AND SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND

SENTENCE PASSED BY THE IIND ADDL DIST AND SESSIONS JUDGE

KARWAR IN CRIMINAL APPEAL NO. 255/2024 DATED 28.07.2025 AND

THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION AND SENTENCE PASSED BY THE

ADDL CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC HONNVARA IN C.C. NO.414/2023

DATED 15.07.2024 FOR THE OFFENCES 138 OF NEGOTIABLE

INSTRUMENT ACT AND SET THE PETITIONER AT LIBERTY, IN THE

INTEREST OF JUSTICE.

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CRL.RP No. 100428 of 2025

THIS PETITION, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE

COURT MADE THE FOLLOWING:

ORAL ORDER/JUDGMENT

(PER: THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE V.SRISHANANDA)

A memo is filed on behalf of the revision petitioner along with receipt for having paid the entire fine amount and photocopy of the letter received from the respondent/bank, by Sri Praveen Kumar, advocate appearing on behalf of Sri Anwar Basha, learned counsel for the revision petitioner.

2.

None appears for the respondent.

3.

Placing the memo on record, revision petition stands disposed of.

4.

Learned Trial Magistrate shall, forthwith issue release