Vinayak S/O Jotiba Mule v. Shri. Jagdish S/O Shivalingayya Hiremath
Case brief
What is this about?
Keywords: S.138 NI Act; cheque-dishonour conviction; criminal revision under S.397 r/w S.401 Cr.P.C. (BNSS S.438 noted in cause title); revision dismissed as infructuous on counsel's memo; sentence already served after issuance of conviction warrant; six months imprisonment undergone; trial courts: II Additional Civil Judge & JMFC Saundatti (C.C.Nos.887/2017, 886/2016-era C.C.No.886/2017); appellate: IV Additional District & Sessions Judge Belagavi (Crl.A.Nos.212/2020, 211/2020); High Court of Karnataka, Dharwad; Justice V. Srishananda; decided 03.02.2026; CRL.RP No.100144/2021 c/w CRL.RP No.100142/2021; no precedent cited or discussed; no monetary award.
What did the court decide?
Placing the memos on record, the Court dismissed both criminal revision petitions as they had rendered infructuous, since the petitioner had already served the sentence imposed under C.C.Nos.887/2017 and 886/2017 following issuance of conviction warrants.