Sri Lohith M.S Vs Sri Krishna K .C — Karnataka HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

Sri Lohith M.S Vs Sri Krishna K .C — Karnataka HC (2025) — LawSathi Research

What the court decided

AI extract

Outcome

Criminal Revision Petition disposed of in terms of joint memo dated 17.09.2025; judgments dated 01.04.2023 in Criminal Appeal No.370/2018 and dated 06.02.2018 in C.C.No.22027/2016 modified in terms of the joint memo; bail bond cancelled; amount in deposit before the Court below ordered released in favour of the complainants/respondents.

Issue for consideration

Whether the Criminal Revision Petition challenging the convictions may be disposed of in terms of the joint memo dated 17.09.2025 recording amicable settlement between the parties.

Court's answer

Upon the parties' joint memo dated 17.09.2025 recording settlement, the Criminal Revision Petition stands disposed of.

Ratio / Principle

In terms of the joint memo, the complainants/respondents are entitled to receive Rs.4,00,500/-.

Key takeaways

The impugned judgment dated 01.04.2023 passed by the LXI Additional Sessions Judge, Bengaluru in Criminal Appeal No.370/2018 is modified in terms of the joint memo dated 17.09.2025.ratio¶45
The judgment dated 06.02.2018 passed by the XXIV Additional Small Causes Judge, Bengaluru in C.C.No.22027/2016 is modified in terms of the joint memo dated 17.09.2025.ratio¶49
Bail bond stands cancelled.ratio

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Karnataka High Court, Bengaluru (Anant Ramanath Hegde, J.) — CRL.RP No. 1338 of 2023 under Sections 397 and 401 Cr.P.C. Revision by Lohith M.S. against conviction: trial court (XXIV Additional Small Causes Judge and XXII ACMM, SCCH-26, Bengaluru) convicted him by judgment dated 06.02.2018 in C.C.No.22027/2016, and the LXI Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge, Bengaluru (CCH-62) passed judgment dated 01.04.2023 in Criminal Appeal No.370/2018. During hearing, counsel for both sides and the parties reported an amicable settlement recorded in a joint memo dated 17.09.2025: the petitioner agreed to pay the cheque amount of Rs.4,00,500/- as full and final settlement — Rs.40,500/- already deposited (Vide No.424798/18) pursuant to the order in Criminal Appeal No.370/2018, and the remaining Rs.3,60,000/- paid by demand draft No.104285 dated 16-09-2025 in favour of M/s Niranthara Technologies, of which respondents 1 and 2 are partners. Held: the Criminal Revision Petition stands disposed of; both the said judgments stand modified in terms of the joint memo; the bail bond stands cancelled; and the amount in deposit before the Court below shall be released in favour of the complainants/respondents.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU DATED THIS THE 17^TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2025

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE CRIMINAL REVISION PETITION NO. 1338 OF 2023

BETWEEN:

SRI. LOHITH M.S. S/O. M.V. SHIVARUDRAPPA, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS,RESIDING AT NO.691, M.G. KOPPAL HEBBAL,MYSORE-16

…PETITIONER

(BY SRI. SRIKANTH M., ADVOCATE)

AND:

SRI KRISHNA K.C. S/O. V. CHANDRA MOHAN, AGED ABOUT 42 YEARS, R/AT NO.21, 1^ST D MAIN ROAD, SHIVANAGAR, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU-10

Digitally signed by PRAMILA G V

Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA

SMT ANUPAMA K.C. W/O G.P. ARUN KUMAR, AGED ABOUT 45 YEARS, REPRESENTED BY HER GPA HOLDER ANIL KUMAR K.C., S/O V. CHANDRA MOHAN AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS, R/AT NO.21, 1^ST D MAIN ROAD,SHIVANAGAR, RAJAJINAGAR, BENGALURU-10

…RESPONDENTS

(BY SRI. SHOWRI H.R., ADVOCATE)

THIS CRL.RP. IS FILED UNDER SECTION 397 READ WITH SECTION 401 OF CR.P.C. BY THE ADVOCATE FOR THE PETITIONER PRAYING THAT THIS HONBLE COURT MAY BE PLEASED TO A. SET ASIDE THE JUDGMENT DATED 01.04.2023 PASSED IN CRL.A.NO.370/2018 BY THE COURT OF LXI

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ADDITIONAL CITY CIVIL AND SESSIONS JUDGE, BENGALURU (CCH-62) AND JUDGMENT DATED 06.02.2018 PASSED BY THE COURT OF XXIV ADDITIONAL SMALL CAUSES JUDGE AND XXII ACMM (SCCH-26) AT BENGALURU IN C.C.NO.22027/2016 IN CONVICTING THE PETITIONERS.

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

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE

ORAL ORDER

Learned counsel for the petitioner and learned counsel for

the respondents are present and jointly submit that dispute is settled between the parties and a joint memo is filed reporting settlement.

Petitioner and respondents are present before this

Court.

Parties jointly submit that dispute is amicably

settled and the terms of settlement are recorded in the joint memo.

Joint memo dated 17.09.2025 which is signed by the parties and their respective counsel reads as under:

"That in the above case both the parties have settled the matter, thereby the petitioner agreed to pay the cheque amount of Rs 4,00,500/- as full and final settlement. Further the petitioner has already

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deposited an amount of Rs 40,500/Vide No.424798/18 as per the order passed in Crl Appeal No.370/2018. Therefore, the petitioner agreed to pay the remaining cheque amount of Rs 3,60,000/- by way of DD dated 16-09-2025 bearing No. 104285, in the name of M/s Niranthara Technologies, wherein the respondent No.1 and 2 are the partners.

Wherefore the petitioner and respondents pray that this Hon'ble Court be pleased to accept the above joint memo and dispose off the above Criminal revision petition in terms of the joint memo and consequently acquit the petitioner/accused in the ends of justice."

In terms of the joint memo, complainants/respondents

are entitled to receive Rs.4,00,500/-.

Complainants/respondents submit that they have received Rs.3,60,000/- as mentioned in the joint memo and Rs.40,500/- is to be paid to the complainants/respondents from the deposit which is made before the Court below.

Hence the following:

ORDER

(i) Criminal Revision Petition stands disposed of.

(ii) Impugned judgment dated 01.04.2023 passed by LXI Additional Sessions Judge, Bengaluru in Criminal Appeal

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No.370/2018 and judgment dated 06.02.2018 passed by the XXIV Additional Small Causes Judge, Bengaluru in C.C.No.22027/2016 are modified in terms of the joint memo dated 17.09.2025.

(iii) Bail bond stands cancelled.

(iv) The amount in deposit before the Court below be released in favour of the complainants/respondents.

SD/(ANANT RAMANATH HEGDE) JUDGE

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